But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben–ha´dad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Eli´jah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jez´ebel:
And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–she´an and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Then all the Mid´i-anites and the Amal´ekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
Then Jerubba´al, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Mid´i-anites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebene´zer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.