Thomson(i)
6 And when Jonathan said to his servant who carried his arms, Come let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised Philistines, it may be, the Lord may do something for us, for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few;
7 his armour bearer said to him, Do whatever thy heart is inclined to; behold I am with thee. As thy heart is, so is mine.
8 Then Jonathan said, Behold we are going to cross over to these men, therefore we must shew ourselves before them.
9 If they say to us, Stand off there till we tell you, then we must stand where we are, and not go up to them:
10 but if they say to us, Come up to us, then let us go up, for the Lord hath delivered them into our hands. This shall be a sign to us.
11 So they both went to Messab of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they hid themselves.
12 And the men of Messab, addressing Jonathan, and his armour bearer, said, Come up to us, and we will let you know something. Upon which Jonathan said to his armour bearer, Come up after me; for the Lord hath delivered them into the hands of Israel.
13 So Jonathan clambered up upon his hands and feet, and his armour bearer with him; and they turned back at the sight of Jonathan, and he smote them; and his armour bearer behind him, supplied him.
14 Now the first slaughter which Jonathan, with his armour bearer made, was about twenty men, with darts, and sling stones, and pebbles picked up from the ground.