And there was a tremblingin the camp,in the field,and among allthe people.Eventhe garrisonand the raiderstrembled,and the earthquakedso that it becamea greattrembling.
As they journeyed,there was a greatterrorupon the citieswhichwere aroundthem, and they did not pursuethe sonsof Jacob.
"It shall be, when you hearthe soundof marchingin the topsof the balsamtrees,thenyou shall actpromptly,for thenthe LORDwill have goneout beforeyou to strikethe armyof the Philistines."
"Allaroundterrorsfrightenhim, And harryhim at every step.
Therethey are in greatdread,For Godis with the righteousgeneration.
Now MountSinai[was] allin smokebecausethe LORDdescendedupon it in fire;and its smokeascendedlike the smokeof a furnace,and the wholemountainquakedviolently.
Thenthe king'sfacegrewpaleand his thoughtsalarmedhim, and his hipjointswentslackand his kneesbegan knockingtogether.
"You willbe hearingof warsand rumorsof wars.Seethat you are not frightened,for [those things] musttake place,but [that] is not yetthe end.
and saidto the men,"I knowthat the LORDhas givenyou the land,and that the terrorof you has fallenon us, and that allthe inhabitantsof the landhave meltedawaybeforeyou.
Eachstoodin his placearoundthe camp;and allthe armyran,cryingout as they fled.
And the raiderscamefrom the campof the Philistinesin threecompanies:onecompanyturnedtowardOphrah,to the landof Shual,
and anothercompanyturnedtowardBeth-horon,and anothercompanyturnedtowardthe borderwhich overlooksthe valleyof Zeboimtoward the wilderness.
And the garrisonof the Philistineswentout to the passof Michmash.
That firstslaughterwhichJonathanand his armorbearermadewas about twentymenwithin about halfa furrowin an acreof land.
Now Saul'swatchmenin Gibeahof Benjaminlooked,and behold,the multitudemeltedaway;and they wenthereand [there].
Now Samuelwas offeringup the burntoffering,and the Philistinesdrewnearto battleagainst Israel.But the LORDthunderedwith a greatthunderon that dayagainstthe Philistinesand confusedthem, so that they were routedbeforeIsrael.
