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# garrison of the Philistines

"military base of the Philistines" or "military camp of the Philistines"

# Geba

This is the name of the town that the Philistine garrison was stationed in. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# All Israel heard that Saul had defeated

Possible meanings are that 1) Saul was taking responsibility for Jonathan's actions or 2) Saul was taking credit for Jonathan's actions.

# Israel had become a rotten smell to the Philistines

The Philistines hating the Israelites is spoken of as if the Israelites had become a bad smell that offended the Philistines. AT: "the Philistines hated the Israelites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the soldiers were summoned together to join Saul at Gilgal

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Saul called the soldiers together to join him at Gilgal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/trumpet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hebrew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gilgal]]