Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan River<n id="1" /> to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul stayed at Gilgal; the entire army that was with him was terrified.

<p class="bodytext">When the men of Israel who were in the valley and across the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.p>