The Israelites said to Samuel, &#8220;Keep<n id="1" /> crying out to the <sc>Lordsc> our<n id="2" /> God so that he may save us<n id="3" /> from the hand of the Philistines!&#8221;

He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties,<n id="1" /> as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

But some wicked men<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;How can this man save us?&#8221; They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him,<n id="1" /> he told Abiathar the priest, &#8220;Bring the ephod!&#8221;