When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, "What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" They understood that The LORD's ark had come into the camp.

3. Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"

4. All ISRAEL heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that ISRAEL was considered an abomination to the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

5. The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with ISRAEL, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

6. When the men of ISRAEL saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in tombs, and in pits.

7. Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

8. He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn't come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.

9. Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings." He offered the burnt offering.

10. It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

11. Samuel said, "What have you done?"Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn't come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

12. therefore I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven't entreated the favor of The LORD.' I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering."

13. Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom on ISRAEL forever.

14. But now your kingdom will not continue. the LORD has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which the LORD commanded you."

15. Samuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

16. Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

17. The raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

18. another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

19. Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of ISRAEL; for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears";

11. Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, "Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!"

12. The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something!"Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me; for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of ISRAEL."

13. Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.

14. That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.

15. There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the raiders, also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.

16. The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.

17. Then Saul said to the people who were with him, "Count now, and see who is missing from us." When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

18. Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring God's ark here." For God's ark was with the children of ISRAEL at that time.

19. While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand!"

20. Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.

21. Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before, and who went up with them into the camp, from all around, even they also turned to be with the ISRAELites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of ISRAEL, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;