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And Saul said, There shall not be a man put to death this day; for today Yahweh has wrought deliverance in Israel.

Now therefore here is the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and see that Yahweh has set a king over you.

Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves a king.

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your slaves to Yahweh your God, that we will not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask for ourselves a king.

and don't turn aside; for [then would you go] after vain things which can't profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

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.

And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly; you haven't kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you: for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Or else the Hebrews will make swords or spears:

yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the three-pronged fork, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint to Yahweh to save by many or by few.

But if they say thus, Come up to us; then we will go up; for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign to us.

And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you something. And Jonathan said to his armorbearer, Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.

And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring here the ark of God. For the ark of God was [there] at that time with the sons of Israel.

And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eats any food until it is evening, and I may be avenged on my enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

And when the people had come to the forest, look, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.