And he said, This shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and among his horsemen, and running before his chariots,

And the war was fierce against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any mighty man, and any valiant man, then he took them to himself.

And the Philistines gathered together to war with Israel; and they came up against Israel with thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore in multitude. And they came up, and encamped in Michmash, opposite Beth Aven southward.

And there went out some from the camp of the Philistines to the place beyond Micmash.

The one way was northward to one coming to Michmash, and the other way was southward to one coming to Gibeah.

And on that day he struck some of the Philistines in Michmash; and the people were very weary.

For he shall arrive at the city of Aiath, and shall pass on to Migron, and shall lay up his stores in Michmash.

And Saul departed to his house in Gibeah. And there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.

And Samuel departed to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah.

Jebus (this is Jerusalem); and Gibeath, [and] Jearim; thirteen cities, and their villages. This [is] the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.

And his master said to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city, where there is none of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far as Gibeah.

Let one give us seven men of his sons, and let us hang them up in the sun to the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, as chosen out for the Lord. And the king said, I will give [them].

And he shall pass by the valley, and shall arrive at Aiath; fear shall seize upon Ramah, the city of Saul.