And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the kohen, that the noise that was in the host of the Plishtim went on and increased: and Saul said unto the kohen, Withdraw thine hand.
And the men of Yisrael were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
And he shall stand before Eleazar the kohen, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before YY : at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Yisrael with him, even all the congregation.
Therefore thus saith YY Elohim, Behold, I lay in TZiyon for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
And Shmuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Plishtim gathered themselves together at Michmash;
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.