And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in
And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him. 1
![5 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 Beth–aven.](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/EOG0816-768x768.jpg "7 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. - Holy Bible | Evangelium Of Grace")
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
When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt,
![2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MTR0393-768x439.jpg "4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. - Holy Bible | Evangelium Of Grace")
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch,
![5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/EOG0819-768x768.jpg "7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee. - Holy Bible | Evangelium Of Grace")
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the
![1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.](https://evangeliumofgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/EOG0346-768x768.jpg "4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found [them] not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and [there they were] not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found [them] not. - Holy Bible | Evangelium Of Grace")
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day