He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into y’all’s servant’s house, stay all night, and wash y’all’s feet. Y’all can get up early and go on y’all’s way.” They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”
But y’all must understand this: if the homeowner had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, they would have watched, and would not have allowed their house to be broken into.
Y’all, therefore, must keep watch, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;