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The Philistines gathered to fight Israel. The Philistines camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven. They had 3000[a] chariots and 6000 horse soldiers. There were so many Philistines that they were like sand on the seashore.

The Israelites saw that they were in trouble. They felt trapped. They ran away to hide in caves and cracks in the rock. They hid among the rocks, in wells, and in other holes in the ground. Some Hebrews even went across the Jordan River to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal. All the men in his army were shaking with fear.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 13:5 3000 This is found in some copies of the ancient Greek version and the Syriac version. The standard Hebrew text has “30,000.”

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