I Samuel 13:5
The Scripture
(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 Bethaven.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Facing the Philistines at Gilgal and growing impatient waiting for Samuel, Saul unlawfully offered the burnt offering himself, and Samuel arrived to rebuke him, declaring that his kingdom would not continue. The Philistines held a military advantage, having disarmed Israel of blacksmiths, leaving only Saul and Jonathan with swords.
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Genesis 22:17Joshua 11:4Judges 7:12II Chronicles 1:9Isaiah 48:19Jeremiah 15:8Romans 9:27I Samuel 14:23Joshua 7:2Joshua 18:12Hosea 4:15Hosea 5:8
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