U Yowabu akamupa u mwene ubwinji bosi ubwa bantu, babo bangalwa ubwite. Muchisu icha Izilayeli mukabamo abantu 800,000, sona muchisu icha Yuda mukabamo abantu 500,000.
Abalongozi aba inko zyosi izya ba Izilayeli bakiza kulukomano ulwa bantu aba Chala, sona pakabapo abasilikali abakwenda pasi 400,000, babo bakaba na bapanga.
Bakazibuzya intumi zizyo zikafuma ku Yabeshi bakati, “Mubabuzye abantu aba mu Yabeshi Giliyadi muti, ‘Indabi bo izuba likocha, mukwiza pakupokiwa.’ ” Bo abantu aba mu Yabeshi bivwa amazyu ghanagha bakahoboka nkani.
U Samuweli akanyamuka mu Giligali nukubuka ku Gibeya muchisu icha Benjamini, po u Sabuli akababelenga abantu babo bakaba nawe, sona bosi poka bakabapo 600.
Po u Sabuli akababungannya poka abasilikali bache mu Telayimu nukubabelenga. Abasilikali abakwenda pasi bakabapo 200,000, sona abasilikali aba mu Yuda bakabapo 10,000.