Now the PhilistinesPhilistines assembledassembled to fightfight with IsraelIsrael, 30,00030,000 * chariotschariots and 6,0006,000 * horsemenhorsemen, and 1peoplepeople like the sandsand whichwhich is on the seashoreseashore * in abundanceabundance; and they camecame up and campedcamped in MichmashMichmash, easteast of 2Beth-avenBeth-aven.
When the menmen of IsraelIsrael sawsaw that they were in a straitstrait (for the peoplepeople were hard-pressedhard-pressed ), then 3the peoplepeople hidhid themselves in cavescaves, in thicketsthickets, in cliffscliffs, in cellarscellars, and in pitspits.
Also some of the HebrewsHebrews crossedcrossed the JordanJordan into the landland of 4GadGad and GileadGilead. But as for SaulSaul, he was stillstill in GilgalGilgal, and allall the peoplepeople followedfollowed him tremblingtrembling.
Now 5he waitedwaited sevenseven daysdays, according to the appointedappointed timetime setset by SamuelSamuel, but SamuelSamuel did not comecome to GilgalGilgal; and the peoplepeople were scatteringscattering from him.
So SaulSaul saidsaid, "Bring"Bring to me the burntburnt offeringoffering and the peacepeace offeringsofferings." And 6he offeredoffered the burntburnt offeringoffering.
As soon as he finishedfinished offeringoffering the burntburnt offeringoffering, beholdbehold, SamuelSamuel camecame; and 7SaulSaul wentwent out to meetmeet him and to agreetgreet him.
But SamuelSamuel saidsaid, "What"What have you donedone?" And SaulSaul saidsaid, "Because"Because I sawsaw that the peoplepeople were scatteringscattering from me, and that you did not comecome within the appointedappointed daysdays, and that 8the PhilistinesPhilistines were assemblingassembling at MichmashMichmash,
SamuelSamuel saidsaid to SaulSaul, "9You have actedacted foolishlyfoolishly; 10you have not keptkept the commandmentcommandment of the LORDLORD your GodGod, whichwhich He commandedcommanded you, for nownow the LORDLORD would have establishedestablished your kingdomkingdom boverover IsraelIsrael 11foreverforever *.
"But 12nownow your kingdomkingdom shall not endureendure. 13The LORDLORD has soughtsought out for Himself a manman after His own heartheart, and the LORDLORD has appointedappointed him as rulerruler overover His peoplepeople, becausebecause you have not keptkept whatwhat the LORDLORD commandedcommanded you."
Now the PhilistinesPhilistines assembledassembled to fightfight with IsraelIsrael, 30,00030,000 * chariotschariots and 6,0006,000 * horsemenhorsemen, and 1peoplepeople like the sandsand whichwhich is on the seashoreseashore * in abundanceabundance; and they camecame up and campedcamped in MichmashMichmash, easteast of 2Beth-avenBeth-aven.
When the menmen of IsraelIsrael sawsaw that they were in a straitstrait (for the peoplepeople were hard-pressedhard-pressed ), then 3the peoplepeople hidhid themselves in cavescaves, in thicketsthickets, in cliffscliffs, in cellarscellars, and in pitspits.
Also some of the HebrewsHebrews crossedcrossed the JordanJordan into the landland of 4GadGad and GileadGilead. But as for SaulSaul, he was stillstill in GilgalGilgal, and allall the peoplepeople followedfollowed him tremblingtrembling.
Now 5he waitedwaited sevenseven daysdays, according to the appointedappointed timetime setset by SamuelSamuel, but SamuelSamuel did not comecome to GilgalGilgal; and the peoplepeople were scatteringscattering from him.
So SaulSaul saidsaid, "Bring"Bring to me the burntburnt offeringoffering and the peacepeace offeringsofferings." And 6he o
fferedoffered the burntburnt offeringoffering.
As soon as he finishedfinished offeringoffering the burntburnt offeringoffering, beholdbehold, SamuelSamuel camecame; and 7SaulSaul wentwent out to meetmeet him and to agreetgreet him.
But SamuelSamuel saidsaid, "What"What have you donedone?" And SaulSaul saidsaid, "Because"Because I sawsaw that the peoplepeople were scatteringscattering from me, and that you did not comecome within the appointedappointed daysdays, and that 8the PhilistinesPhilistines were assemblingassembling at MichmashMichmash,
SamuelSamuel saidsaid to SaulSaul, "9You have actedacted foolishlyfoolishly; 10you have not keptkept the commandmentcommandment of the LORDLORD your GodGod, whichwhich He commandedcommanded you, for nownow the LORDLORD would have establishedestablished your kingdomkingdom boverover IsraelIsrael 11foreverforever *.
"But 12nownow your kingdomkingdom shall not endureendure. 13The LORDLORD has soughtsought out for Himself a manman after His own heartheart, and the LORDLORD has appointedappointed him as rulerruler overover His peoplepeople, becausebecause you have not keptkept whatwhat the LORDLORD commandedcommanded you."