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1Sam 14:1-3 Saul had not prepared anything special for this day, but sat under his pomegranate tree and pondered the poor odds against the Philistines and how to resolve this tricky situation. Saul himself had 600 men, while the Philistines had “6,000 horsemen and footmen as numerous as the sand on the seashore” (1Sam 13:5). Not only that, but the …
1Sam 13:1 We often think of Saul as the failed king and David as the successful king, but at least Saul’s first years as king were seemingly okay. Had it not been for the events of this chapter, Saul’s kingship would have lived on. The situation in Israel was not very good. In verses 19-22 we see that the Philistines …