1 Saul was king. Time went by. ⏳ 2 Saul picked 3,000 men. 2,000 stayed with Saul. 1,000 stayed with Jonathan. The rest went home. ✈️⚔️ 3 Jonathan hit a Philistine camp. Saul blew a horn so all could hear. ⚔️ 4 All Israel heard the news. They met Saul at Gilgal. People were worried. ️ 5 The Philistines came with many men and many carts. They were so many. 6 The men of Israel saw danger. They hid in caves, rocks, and holes. ️ 7 Some people ran over the Jordan River. Saul stayed at Gilgal. The people with Saul shook with fear. ♂️ 8 Saul waited 7 days, like Samuel said. Samuel did not come. The people began to go home. ⏳ 9 Saul said, “Bring the fire gift to God.” Saul burned the gift. 10 Right after Saul finished, Samuel came. Saul went to say hi. 11 Samuel said, “What did you do?” Saul said, “The people left. You did not come. The Philistines were near.” ️ 12 Saul said, “The Philistines would come here. I had not asked God for help. I felt I had to do it. I burned the gift.” 13 Samuel said, “You did a bad thing. You did not obey God.” 14 Samuel said, “Your time as king will not last. God will pick a new man who loves God. He will lead the people. You did not obey God.” ➡️ 15 Samuel left. Saul counted the men with him. There were about 600 men. ♂️♂️♂️ 16 Saul, Jonathan, and the men stayed in Geba. The Philistines camped at Michmash. ⛺⚔️⛺ 17 Three bands of bad men came from the Philistine camp. One went toward Ophrah. 3️⃣➡️️ 18 One band went to Beth Horon. One went to the hill by the Zeboim valley. ➡️️ 19 No one in Israel could make swords or spears. The Philistines said, “No!” so Israel could not make them. ️ 20 All Israel had to go to the Philistines to make farm tools sharp. 21 They had to pay money to make tools sharp. They paid to fix plows, hoes, axes, and points. ️ 22 On the fight day, only Saul and Jonathan had swords or spears. The people did not. ️️ 23 The Philistine guards moved to the hill road by Michmash. ♂️⛰️