Saul reigned
one year
; and when he had reigned
two
years
over Israel
,
Saul chose
him three
thousand
men of Israel
; whereof two thousand
were with Saul
in Michmash
and in mount
Bethel
, and a thousand
were with Jonathan
in Gibeah
of Benjamin
: and the rest
of the people
he sent
every man
to his tent
.
And Jonathan smote
the garrison
of the Philistines
that was in Geba
, and the Philistines
heard
of it . And Saul
blew
the trumpet
throughout all the land
, saying
, Let the Hebrews
hear
.
And all Israel heard
say
that Saul
had smitten
a garrison
of the Philistines
, and that Israel
also was had in abomination
with the Philistines
. And the people
were called together
after
Saul
to Gilgal
.
And the Philistines gathered themselves together
to fight
with Israel
, thirty
thousand
chariots
, and six
thousand
horsemen
, and people
as the sand
which is on the sea
shore
in multitude
: and they came up
, and pitched
in Michmash
, eastward
from Bethaven
.
When the men of Israel
saw
that they were in a strait
, (for the people
were distressed
,) then the people
did hide
themselves in caves
, and in thickets
, and in rocks
, and in high places
, and in pits
.
And some of the Hebrews went over
Jordan
to the land
of Gad
and Gilead
. As for Saul
, he was yet in Gilgal
, and all the people
followed
him trembling
.
And he tarried seven
days
, according to the set time
that Samuel
had appointed : but Samuel
came
not to Gilgal
; and the people
were scattered
from him.
And Saul said
, Bring hither
a burnt offering
to me, and peace offerings
. And he offered
the burnt offering
.
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering
the burnt offering
, behold, Samuel
came
; and Saul
went out
to meet
him, that he might salute
him.
And Samuel said
, What hast thou done
? And Saul
said
, Because I saw
that the people
were scattered
from me, and that thou camest
not within the days
appointed
, and that the Philistines
gathered themselves together
at Michmash
;
Therefore said I, The Philistines
will come down
now upon me to Gilgal
, and I have not made supplication
unto
the LORD
: I forced
myself therefore, and offered
a burnt offering
.
And Samuel said
to Saul
, Thou hast done foolishly
: thou hast not kept
the commandment
of the LORD
thy God
, which he commanded
thee: for now would the LORD
have established
thy kingdom
upon Israel
for
ever
.
But now thy kingdom shall not continue
: the LORD
hath sought
him a man
after his own heart
, and the LORD
hath commanded
him to be captain
over his people
, because thou hast not kept
that which the LORD
commanded
thee.
And Samuel arose
, and gat him up
from Gilgal
unto Gibeah
of Benjamin
. And Saul
numbered
the people
that were present
with him, about six
hundred
men
.
And Saul, and Jonathan
his son
, and the people
that were present
with them, abode
in Gibeah
of Benjamin
: but the Philistines
encamped
in Michmash
.
And the spoilers came out
of the camp
of the Philistines
in three
companies
: one
company
turned
unto the way
that leadeth to Ophrah
, unto the land
of Shual
:
And another company
turned
the way
to Bethhoron
: and another
company
turned
to the way
of the border
that looketh
to the valley
of Zeboim
toward the wilderness
.
Now there was no smith found
throughout all the land
of Israel
: for the Philistines
said
, Lest the Hebrews
make
them swords
or spears
:
But all the Israelites went down
to the Philistines
, to sharpen
every man
his share
, and his coulter
, and his axe
, and his mattock
.
Yet they had a file for the mattocks
, and for the coulters
, and for the forks
, and for the axes
, and to sharpen
the goads
.
So it came to pass in the day of battle
, that there was neither sword
nor spear
found
in the hand
of any of the people
that were with Saul
and Jonathan
: but with Saul
and with Jonathan
his son
was there found
.
And the garrison of the Philistines
went out
to the passage
of Michmash
.