1 Samuel 14:14

And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 14:14

BSB
In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.
AKJV
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.
CPDV
And the first slaughter was made when Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty of the men, in the midst of an area of land that a yoke of oxen would usually plow in a day.
ERV
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.
NHEB
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.
SMT
And the first blow which Jonathan struck, and he lifting up his arms, will be about twenty men in about half the furrow of a yoke of a field.

Commentary for 1 Samuel 14:14

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Overview of 1 Samuel 14:14
Summary
First assault kills approximately twenty enemy soldiers
Place
Michmash
Event
Twenty enemies killed
Estimated Time Period
c. 1050 BC
Category
Narrative