<p class="bodytext">When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the leaders of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the Israelites heard about this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

So Samuel took a nursing lamb<n id="1" /> and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the <sc>Lordsc>. Samuel cried out to the <sc>Lordsc> on Israel&#8217;s behalf, and the <sc>Lordsc> answered him.p>

<p class="bodytext">As they were going up the ascent to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water. They said to them, &#8220;Is this where the seer is?&#8221;

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">Nahash<n id="2" /> the Ammonite marched<n id="3" /> against Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh Gilead said to Nahash, &#8220;Make a treaty with us and we will serve you.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Samuel said to the people, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors<n id="1" /> up from the land of Egypt.

I thought,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s favor.&#8217; So I felt obligated<n id="2" /> to offer the burnt offering.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal<n id="1" /> to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.<n id="2" /> Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

If they say to us, &#8216;Stay put until we approach you,&#8217; we will stay<n id="1" /> right there and not go up to them.

<p class="bodytext">Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines,<n id="1" /> while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them.<n id="2" />

Here is what the <sc>Lordsc> of hosts says: &#8216;I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed<n id="1" /> Israel along the way when Israel<n id="2" /> came up from Egypt.

As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did,<n id="1" /> and David heard it.

<p class="bodytext">Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, &#8220;Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, &#8220;Isn&#8217;t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?

<p class="bodytext">David promised Saul this on oath.<n id="1" /> Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.p>

he<n id="1" /> sent ten servants,<n id="2" /> saying to them,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name.<n id="4" />

Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her, &#8220;Go back<n id="1" /> to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you<n id="2" /> and responded favorably.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

The king said to her, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid! What have you seen?&#8221; The woman replied to Saul, &#8220;I have seen one like a god<n id="1" /> coming up from the ground!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">So David and his men got up early in the morning to return<n id="1" /> to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.p>

<p class="bodytext">Year after year<n id="1" /> this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the <sc>Lordsc> of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s priests.

She made a vow saying, &#8220;O <sc>Lordsc> of hosts, if you will look with compassion<n id="1" /> on the suffering of your female servant,<n id="2" /> remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child<n id="3" /> to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the <sc>Lordsc> all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>