SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:23
Y la guarnición de los filisteos salió al paso de Micmas.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash .] According to Jarchi, these two places, Michmash where the Philistines were, and Gibeah where Saul and Jonathan were, lay on two hills over against each other, and there was a valley between them; and the garrison of the Philistines drew nigh to the passage of Michmash, which led to the side of Gibeah, to the valley between them, either with an intention to besiege Gibeah, or to dare Israel to come out and fight them: but rather it seems to be some strong pass between the rocks near Michmash, where the garrison placed themselves to guard and keep against any sudden surprise; (see 1 Samuel 14:4). The Targum is, “the governor of the Philistines went out to the ford or passage of Michmash;” and Kimchi interprets it of the princes or generals of the army; these might go to mark out a camp, and pitch upon a proper place to draw up in a line of battle.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-23 - See how politic the Philistines were when they had power; they not onl prevented the people of Israel from making weapons of war, but oblige them to depend upon their enemies, even for instruments of husbandry How impolitic Saul was, who did not, in the beginning of his reign, se himself to redress this. Want of true sense always accompanies want of grace. Sins which appear to us very little, have dangerou consequences. Miserable is a guilty, defenceless nation; much mor those who are destitute of the whole armour of God __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויצא 3318 מצב 4673 פלשׁתים 6430 אל 413 מעבר 4569 מכמשׂ׃ 4363
