In Context

13 Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.

14 That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.

15 There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.

16 The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went here and there.

17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, |Count now, and see who is missing from us.| When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

18 Saul said to Ahijah, |Bring the ark of God here.| For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 14:16 in Other Translations