5 The front of one faced northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah.

6 Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these ^auncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord ^bfrom saving by many or by few.”  ‡

8 Then Jonathan said, “Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them.

9 If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them.