5 One outcropping was on the north side, in front of Michmash, and the other was on the south side, in front of Geba.
6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come on, let’s go over to the fort of these uncircumcised men. Maybe the Lord will act on our behalf. After all, nothing can stop the Lord from saving, whether there are many soldiers or few."
7 "Go ahead with whatever you’re planning," his armor-bearer replied. "I’m with you, whatever you decide."
8 "All right then," Jonathan said. "We’ll go over to the men and show ourselves.
9 If they say to us, ‘Stay there until we get to you,’ then we’ll stay where we are and won’t go up to them.
10 But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we’ll go up because that will be the sign that the Lord has handed them over to us."
11 So they showed themselves to the Philistine fort, and the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes they’ve been hiding in!"