Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.

Hushai went on to say, “You know your father and his men – they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. ¹  Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.

He sent ¹  this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat ²  replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.” ³ 

Now Abimelech had come ¹  to him from Gerar along with ²  Ahuzzah his friend ³  and Phicol the commander of his army.

Then he prepared ¹  his chariots and took his army ²  with him.

The spoil that remained of the plunder which the fighting men ¹  had gathered ²  was 675,000 sheep,

From the Israelites’ half-share that Moses had separated from the fighting men, ¹ 

When Sihon and all his troops ¹  emerged to encounter us in battle at Jahaz, ² 

About forty thousand battle-ready troops ¹  marched past the Lord to fight ²  on the plains of Jericho. ³ 

Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops ¹  and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops ¹  and fought against it.

He and all his men ¹  went up on Mount Zalmon. He ²  took an ax ³  in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it ⁴  on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!” ⁵ 

The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. ¹ 

So the Lord delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven. ¹ 

On that day the army struck down the Philistines from Micmash to Aijalon, and they became very tired.

When Saul and all the Israelites ¹  heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.

When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men. ¹ 

The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.