2 Samuel 3:1-39 Abner Helps God Make David King Over Israel & Judah

Abner Helps God Make David King Over Israel & Judah

2 Samuel 3:1-39       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, there was a long war between the house [a.k.a. family] of Saul & the house [a.k.a. family] of David, but David [grew] stronger & stronger & the [family] of Saul grew weaker & weaker.

[These are the] sons born to David in Hebron: Ammon, his firstborn [by] Ahinoam, [from Jezreel.] His 2nd, Chileab [by] Abigail, [Nabel’s widow from Carmel.]

The 3rd, Absalom, the son [by] Maacah, daughter of Talmai, [Geshur’s] king. The 4th, Adonijah, the son [by] Haggith. The 5th, Shephatiah, son [by] Abital. The 6th, Ithream by Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

It [happened,] while there was war between the [family] of Saul & the [family] of David, Abner made himself [stronger] for the [family] of Saul. Saul had a [mistress named] Rizpah, [Aiah’s] daughter.

Ishbosheth said to Abner, [Why] have you [been intimate with] my [deceased] father’s [mistress?] Abner was very [angry with what] Ishbosheth [said & he] said, Am I [the] head [of] a dog, which is against Judah?

[To] this day, [I have shown] kindness to the [family] of Saul, your father & to his [relatives] & his friends & [I] haven’t delivered you into the hand of David & you [accuse] me this day with a fault [about] this woman?

[May] God do more to [me,] Abner, if I don’t do as the Lord has sworn to David. Even [this] I do [for David,] to [transfer] the kingdom from the [family] of Saul & to set up the throne of David over Israel & Judah, from Dan even to BeerSheba.

[Ishbosheth] couldn’t answer Abner a word again, because he [was afraid] of him. Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose land is [it?] [Join] with me & [see,] my hand shall be with you, to bring all of Israel to you.

[David] said, Well, I will make a [pact] with you, but I require 1 thing [from] you. You shall not see my face, [unless] you 1st bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see [me.] David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, Deliver my wife, Michal, [who was given to me in marriage] for 100 [Philistine] foreskins.

Ishbosheth sent & took [Michal] from her [current] husband, Phaltiel, the son of Laish. And her husband went along with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then Abner [told] him, Go, return & he returned.

Abner had [talked] with the elders of Israel, saying, You [wanted] David to be king over you in the past. Then, do it now; for the Lord [God] has spoken of David, saying, By the hand of My servant, David, I will save My people, Israel out of the [hands] of the Philistines & out of the [hands] of all their enemies.

Also, Abner spoke to the [family of] Benjamin & he also spoke to David in Hebron, all that seemed good to Israel & seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. So, Abner & 20 men with him came to David in Hebron.

David made a [large] feast for Abner & his men with him. Abner said to David, I will arise & go gather all Israel to my lord, the king, so they may [join] with you & you may [rule] over all that your heart desires.

And David sent Abner away & he went in peace. And, [saw,] the servants of David & Joab came from pursuing a troop & brought in [lots of plunder] with them, but Abner wasn’t with David in Hebron, [because David] had sent him away in peace.

When Joab & all the [army] that was with him [had] come, they told Joab, saying, Abner, [Ner’s] son, came to the king & has been sent away & he [has] gone in peace. Then, Joab came to king David & [asked,] What have you done?

[Look,] Abner came to you. Why is it  that you sent him away & he’s gone? You know Abner, [Ner’s] son. He came to deceive you & to know all that you do & [when] you [go] out & [come] in.

[After,] Joab [left] David, he sent messengers after Abner & brought him [back] again from the Well of Sirah. But David [didn’t] know it. When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside [at] the gate & [spoke] quietly to him & [struck] him there under the 5th rib & he died, for [shedding] the blood of Asahel, [Joab’s brother.]

And afterward, when David heard it, he said, My kingdom & I are guiltless, [in front of] the Lord forever from the [bloodshed] of Abner, [Ner’s] son. Let it rest on the head of Joab & on all his father’s house.

Let there not fail from the [family] of Joab, to be [someone who] has [a discharge, leprosy, or is lame &] leans on a staff, falls on a sword, or lacks bread. So Joab & Abishai, his brother, [killed] Abner, because he had [killed] their brother, Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

David [told ] Joab & all the people with him, [Tear] your clothes & [put on] sackcloth & mourn before Abner. And King David, himself followed the [funeral] bier.

They buried Abner in Hebron & the king lifted up his voice & wept at the grave of Abner & all the people wept. And King [David grieved] over Abner & said, [Why did] Abner die [like] a fool dies? Your hands weren’t [tied] & your feet weren’t [chained, like] a man who falls before the wicked men, [like you died.]

And all the people wept over him again. And when all the people came & [encouraged] David to eat meat while it was [still daylight,] David [swore,] saying, If I taste bread before the sun [goes] down, God [should do the same] to me & more also.

And all the people took [note] of it & it pleased them, [since whatever] the king did, pleased all the people. For all the people & all Israel [knew] that day, that it wasn’t the [intention] of the king to [kill] Abner, [Ner’s] son.

And the king said to his servants, [Do you know] that here is a [prince & a great man [who has] fallen this day in Israel? [Although,] I’m anointed king this day, I am weak & these men, the sons of Zeruiah [are] too [difficult] for me. The Lord shall [repay] the doer of [this] evil according to his wickedness.

2 Samuel 2:1-32 David is Anointed King Over Judah

 

David is Anointed King Over Judah

2 Samuel 2:1-32       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened] after this, David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David [asked,] [Where] shall I go up? [The Lord God] said, To Hebron.

So, David, his 2 wives: Ahinoam, [from Jezreel] & Abigail, Nabal’s [widow from Carmel] & all David’s men that were with him & [their households] went there & [lived] in the cities of Hebron.

And the men of Judah came there & they anointed David king over the house of Judah & [said,] The men of Jabesh Gilead were [those who] buried Saul. David sent messengers to the men of James’s Gilead & said, Blessed [are you] of the Lord, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, [when you] buried him.

And [may] the Lord now [show] kindness & truth to you & I will also [repay] this kindness, because you have done this. Therefore, be valiant & let your hands be strengthened: for your master, Saul, is dead & the house of Judah [has] also anointed me king over them.

Abner, son of Ner, captain of Saul’s [army,] took Ishbosheth, [Saul’s] son & brought him over to Mahanaim & made him king over Gilead & over: the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin & over all of Israel.

Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was 40 years old when he began to [rule] over Israel. He [ruled] 2 years, but the house of Judah followed David. David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah [for] 7 years & 6 months.

Aber, [Ner’s] son & the servants of Ishbosheth, [Saul’s] son,  went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. And Joab, son of Zeruiah, & [David’s] servants, went out & met together by the pool of Gibeon & sat down on [opposite sides] of the pool.

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men [rise] & [compete] before us & Joab said, Let them arise. There [were] 12 [who] went over of Benjamin [who represented] Ishbosheth, [Saul’s] son & 12 of [David’s] servants [went.]

They [each] caught [their opponent] by the head & thrust his sword in his side. So, they fell down together & [that’s why] that place is called Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

And there was a very [fierce] battle that day & Abner was beaten & the men of Israel [were beaten,] before the servants of David. And there were 3 sons of Zeruiah there: Joab, Abishai & Asahel [who was a fast runner like] a wild [deer.]

And Asahel pursued after Abner & [didn’t] turn [away] from following Abner to the right hand or the left. Then, Abner looked behind & said, Are you, Asahel? And he answered, I am.

And Abner [told] him,Turn aside to the right hand or the left & [grab] one of the young men & take his armor. But Asahel wouldn’t [stop] from following him. And Abner [asked] Asahel again, Turn aside from following me: [why] should I [strike] you to the ground? Then, how could I face Joab, your brother?

[However, Asahel] refused to turn aside & Abner [struck Asahel] with the [furthest] end of the spear under the 5th rib & the spear came out behind him. And [Asahel] fell down & died there. [It happened,] as many [who] came to the place where Asahel fell & died, [just] stood [there silently.]

Joab & also Abishai pursued after Abner: [until sunset,] when they [came] to the Hill of Ammah, that [lies in front of] Giah, by the [road] of the Wilderness of Gibeon.

And the children [people] of Benjamin gathered together & became [united like] one troop after Abner & stood on the top of a hill. Then, Abner called to Joab & said, Shall the sword devour forever? [Don’t] you know it will [lead to] bitterness in the end?

How long shall it be [before you make] the people [stop &] return from following their brethren? And Joab said, As God lives, [if] you [hadn’t] spoken, then surely [the men would have continued following until] morning.

So, Joab blew the trumpet & all the people stood still & [stopped pursuing] after Israel & they [didn’t fight] any more. And Abner & his men walked all night through the plain & [crossed] over [the] Jordan [River] & went through all [of] Bithron & they came to Mahanaim.

And Joab returned from following Abner & when he had gathered all the people together, 19 of David’s servants & Asahel [weren’t with them.] But the servants of David had [struck down & killed] 360 [Benjamites] & Abner’s men.

And they took up Asahel & buried him in the [tomb] of his father in Bethlehem. And Joab & his men went all night & they came to Hebron at [daybreak.]

2 Samuel 1:1-27 The Man Who Killed Saul is Punished

 

The Man Who Killed Saul is Punished

2 Samuel 1:1-27       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now it [happened,] after the death of Saul, when David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, [that] David [stayed] in Ziklag for 2 days. It [happened,] on the 3rd day, that a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes [torn] & [dirt] on his head.

[2 Samuel 3:31 And David said to Joab & to all the people [who] were with him, [Tear] your clothes & [clothe yourselves] with sackcloth & mourn [in front of] Abner. and king David, himself, followed the [funeral] bier.]

When he came to David, he fell to the [ground & bowed.] David asked, [Where] do you come from? He said, I escaped out of the camp of Israel. David [asked] him, How [did it go?] I pray [that] you tell me. He answered, The [Israelites] fled from the battle & many of the people [have] fallen & are dead & Saul & his sons are dead, also.

David [asked] the young man, How do you know that Saul & his son, Jonathan, [are] dead? The young man told him, As I happened [to be] upon Mount Gilboa, [& saw] Saul lean upon his spear & the chariots & horsemen followed hard after him.

When [Saul] looked behind him, he saw me & called to me & I answered, Here I am. [Saul] asked, Who are you? And I [told] him, I’m an Amalekite. He said to me again, I pray [that] you stand upon me & [kill] me, for [I am filled with agony, but I’m still alive.]

So, I stood upon him & [killed] him, because I was sure [Saul] couldn’t live after he [had] fallen [on his sword.] And I took the crown upon his head & the bracelet from his arm & brought them [here] to [you,] my lord.

David took hold [of] his clothes & [tore] them, [as did] all the men with him. They mourned, wept & fasted until [evening] for Saul & for Jonathan, his son & for the people of the Lord & the house of Israel, because they [died] by the sword.

David [asked,] the young man [who] told him, [Where] are you [from]? He answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. David [asked] him, [Why] weren’t you afraid to stretch [out] your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?

And David called 1 of the young men & said, Go [close] & fall upon him [with a sword.] He [struck] him & he died. David [had previously] said to him, Your blood is upon your [own] head, for you testified with your mouth against [yourself,] saying, I have [killed] the Lord’s anointed.

David [mourned the death of] Saul & Jonathan, his son. ([David had] them also teach the children of Judah [how to] use a bow. [Look,] it is written in the Book of Jasher.) [According to: christianity.com, it is an ancient book of events from creation to the death of Joshua.]

The beauty of Israel, is slain upon your [heights.] How the mighty [have] fallen! [Don’t] tell it in Gath [or declare] it in Ashkelon; lest the daughter of the uncircumcised Philistines rejoice & triumph.

You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields [for grain] offerings. For the shield of the mighty is [wickedly thrown] away & the shield of Saul, [as if Saul] hadn’t been anointed with oil.

From the blood of the slain & the fat of the mighty, [Jonathan’s] bow didn’t [retreat] & the sword of Saul [didn’t return] back empty. Saul & Jonathan [were loved & admired] in their lives & in their death, they weren’t divided.

They were swifter than eagles & stronger than lions. You daughters of Israel, [cry] over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet & with other delights, who put gold ornaments upon your [clothing.]

How the mighty [have] fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, you were slain in your [heights.] I am distressed for you, my brother, Jonathan. You have been very [nice] to me.

Your love to me was wonderful, [surpassing] the love of a woman. [1 Samuel 18:1 And it [happened,] when he had [finished] speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David & Jonathan loved him like his own soul.] How the mighty [have] fallen & the weapons of war are perished!

1 Samuel 31:1-13 Saul & His Sons Are Killed

 

Saul & His Sons Are Killed

1 Samuel 31:1-13                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, the Philistines fought against Israel & the men of Israel fled from [in front of] the Philistines & [many died] in Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard [after] Saul & his sons.

The Philistines [killed] Jonathan, Abinadab & Melchi Shua, Saul’s sons. The battle was [very intense] against Saul & [an] archer hit him & he was [seriously wounded by] the archers.

Then, Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword & thrust [it] through [me,] lest the uncircumcised come & [stab] me & abuse me. But his armor bearer wouldn’t [do it, because] he was [very] afraid.

[So,] Saul took a sword & fell upon it. And when his armor bearer saw Saul was dead, he [also] fell on his sword & died with [Saul.] So, Saul & his 3 sons, the armor bearer & all his men died together.

And when the men of Israel [who were] on the other side of the valley & [those who] were on he other side [of the] Jordan [River,] saw [that] Saul & his sons were dead & the [remaining men of the Israelite army] had fled, they [abandoned] the cities & fled.

And the Philistines came & [lived] in them. It [happened the next day,] when the Philistines came to strip [those killed for plunder,] they found Saul & his 3 sons [dead] on Mount Gilboa.

And [the Philistines] cut off [Saul’s] head & stripped off his armor & sent [them] all around the land of the Philistines [to proclaim the news] in the house of their idols & among the people.

And they put [Saul’s] armor in the house of Ashtaroth & fastened [Saul’s] body to the wall of Beth Shan. [1 Samuel 7:3. And Samuel [spoke] to all the house of Israel, saying,  If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods & Ashtaroth from among you & prepare your hearts to the Lord & serve Him only & He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.]

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard [what] the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose & went all night & took [down Saul’s] body & the bodies of his 3 sons [off] the wall of Beth Shan & came to Jabesh [where] they burned them.

And they took their bones & buried them under a tree at Jabesh & fasted 7 days.

1 Samuel 30:1-31 David & His Men Rescue Their Captive Wives & Children

 

David & His Men Rescue Their Captive Wives & Children

1 Samuel 30:1-31                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened,] when David & his men [came] to Ziklag on the 3rd day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south & Ziklag & [defeated] Ziklag & burned it with fire. [They] had taken away the women captive that were [in Ziklag] & didn’t kill any, [whether old or young,] but carried them away [with them.]

So, David & his men came to the city & [saw,] it was burned with fire & their wives, sons & daughters were taken [captive.] Then, David & the people with him lifted up their [voices & cried,] until they had no more [energy to cry.]

David’s 2 wives were taken [captive:] Ahinoam, [from Jezreel] & Abigail, [Nabal’s widow, from Carmel.] David was [very] distressed; for the people [spoke] of stoning him, because their souls were grieved for [their children.]

But David [was] encouraged [& found strength through] the Lord his God. David said to Abiathar, the priest, [Ahimelech’s] son, I pray [that] you bring me the ephod & Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

David [consulted] the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? [The Lord God] answered [David,] Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them & without fail recover all.

So, David & his 600 men with him [went] & came to the Brook Besor, where those [who] were left behind stayed. But David & 400 men pursued, [while] 200 men [stayed] behind, [because they were so exhausted] they couldn’t go over the Brook Besor.

They found an Egyptian in the field & brought him to David & gave him bread & he [ate.] They made him drink [some] water & gave him a piece of a cake of figs & 2 clusters of raisins.

When he had eaten, his strength [came back] to him again, [since] he hadn’t eaten [any] bread, nor drunk water [in] 3 days & 3 nights. David [asked] him, To whom [do you] belong? [Where] are you from?

He said, I’m a young man [from] Egypt, [a] servant to an Amalekite & my master left me, because I [became] sick 3 days ago. We made an invasion upon the coast [belonging] to Judah, south of the Cherethites & south of Caleb & we burned Ziklag with fire.

David said to him, Can you bring me down to this company? [The man] said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master & I will bring you down to this company.

And when [the man] brought [them] down, [they saw the company] was spread all [over] eating, drinking & dancing, because of the [large plunder] they had taken out of the land of the Philistines & out of the land of Judah.

And David [attacked] them from twilight [until] the evening of the next day & not a man of them escaped [except] for 400 young men who fled on camels. David recovered all the Amalekites had [taken] away & rescued his 2 wives.

And there was nothing lacking [of what they recovered] neither small nor [large,] neither sons nor daughters, nor anything they had taken from them. David recovered all.

David took all their flocks & herds [which David’s men drove in front of the] other cattle & said, This is David’s [plunder.] David came to the 200 [exhausted] men, who were so faint that they couldn’t follow David & made them [stay] by the Brook Besor.

And they went to meet David & the people with him. When David came near the people, he [greeted] them.

Then, all the wicked & [worthless] men [who] went with David, said, Because they [didn’t go] with us, we won’t give them [any] of the [plunder] that we have recovered, [except for] every [man’s] wife & children, [so] they may lead them away & depart.

Then, David said, My [brothers,] you shall not [be greedy] with [all] the Lord has given [to] us. [He] has [protected] us & has delivered the company into our hand [that attacked] us. Who will [listen] to you in this matter?

[Everyone] shall [share] alike: [those who] went down to the battle & [those who waited] by the stuff. From that day forward, [David] made it a [mandate & a rule] for Israel [until] this day.

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent [some] of the [plunder] to the elders of Judah & even to his friends, saying, [Look,] a present for you [from the plunder] of the enemies of the Lord.

[David sent it to those in:] BethEl, south in Ramoth & in Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Rachal & in the cities of the: Jerahmeelites, Kenites, Hormah, Chor Ashan, Ahtach, Hebron & all the places where David & his men [had roamed.]

1 Samuel 29:1-11 Philistines Discuss Whether to Take David to War Against Israel

 

Philistines Discuss Whether to Take David to War Against Israel

1 Samuel 29:1-11                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, the Philistines gathered all their armies together [at] Aphek & the Israelites pitched [tents] by a fountain [that] is in Jezreel. The Philistine lords [marched] on by 100’s & 1,000’s, but David & his men [marched] in the [rear] with Achish.

Then, the [Philistine] princes [asked, Why are] these Hebrews here? Achish said to [them,] Isn’t this David, the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, [who] has been with me all these days & years?

I haven’t found [any] fault in him, since he [defected to me, until] this day? The [Philistine] princes were [angry] with him & said, Make [David] return & go to the place you have appointed [to] him.

[But don’t] let him go down with us [into] battle, lest in battle, [David turns himself against] us. Should [David reunite with] his master, [Saul, than] be with the heads of these men?

Isn’t this David, of whom they sang to one another & [danced,] saying, Saul [killed] 1,000’s, but David [killed] 10,000’s?

Then, Achish called David to him & said to him, As surely as the Lord lives, you have been upright & your goings in & out with the [army] have been good in my sight.

For I haven’t found [any wickedness] in you, since the day you [came] to me [until] this day. [Still,] the [Philistine] lords [aren’t in] favor [of] you [going to battle with them.]

[For this reason,] return & go in peace, [so] that you [won’t] displease the [Philistine] lords. David [asked] Achish, What have I done? What have you found in me,] your servant, [all this time] I have been with you until this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord, king [Achish?]

Achish [answered] David, I know you [have been] good in my sight [like] an angel of God, [but still] the [Philistine] princes have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

[For this reason, you & your] master’s servants [who] have come with you, [rise] up early in the morning [at daylight] & [leave.] David & his men rose early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines & the Philistine [army] went up to Jezreel.

1 Samuel 28:1-25 Saul Sees a Woman to Call Samuel from the Dead

 

Saul Sees a Woman to Call Samuel from the Dead

1 Samuel 28:1-25                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened] in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, Know [for certain] you & your men shall go out with me to battle.

David said to Achish, Surely you shall know what [I,] your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore, I will make you my [chief guard to protect me] forever.

Now, Samuel was dead & all Israel mourned [for] him & buried him in Ramah, his own city. Saul had [banned] all the [those who] had familiar spirits & the wizards, out of the land.

The Philistines gathered together & pitched [tents] in Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel together & they pitched [tents] in Gilboa. When Saul saw the Philistine [army,] he was [very] afraid & his heart trembled greatly. When Saul [asked the Lord what to do,] the Lord didn’t answer [Saul] neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Saul [told] his servants, [Search for] a woman [who] has a familiar spirit, [so] I may go & [ask of] her. His servant said to him, [Look,] there is a woman in Endor [who contacts the dead.]

Saul disguised himself & put on other [clothes] & [Saul] went with 2 men & they came to the woman [at] night. [Saul] said, I pray [that] you divine [for] me by the familiar spirit & [conjure up the person] whom I shall name to you.

And the woman said, [Look,] you know what Saul has done & how he has [banned] those who have familiar spirits & wizards out of this land. [Why] are you then [laying this trap] for my life, to cause me to die?

Saul [swore] to her by the Lord [God,] saying, As the Lord lives, no punishment shall happen to you for this thing. Then, the woman [asked,] Whom shall I [conjure] up for you? [Saul] said, [Conjure] up Samuel [for] me.

When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice & [spoke] to Saul, saying, Why have you deceived me? For you [are] Saul. King [Saul] said to her, [Don’t] be afraid. What [did you see?]

The woman said, I saw [a spirit coming up] out of the earth. [Saul] said to her, What is [his appearance?] She said, An old man [came] up & he is covered with a [hooded robe.] Saul [realized] it was Samuel & bowed [facing] the ground.

Samuel said to Saul, Why have you [disturbed] me, to bring me up? Saul answered, I am [severely] distressed; for the Philistines [have made] war against me & God [has] departed from me & [won’t answer] me [any] more, by prophets, [or] by dreams.

Therefore, I have called you, [so you can] make [it] known to me what I shall do. Then, Samuel said, [Why] do you ask [this] of me, seeing the Lord [has] departed from you & [has] become your enemy.

The Lord has done to [Saul] as He [said] by me; for the Lord [God] has [torn] the kingdom out of your hand & has given it to your neighbor, even to David, because you [didn’t obey] the voice of the Lord, [or execute] His fierce [anger] on Amalek.

[1 Samuel 15:18-19 And the Lord sent you on a journey & said, Go & [totally] destroy the sinners, the Amalekites & fight against them until they [are] consumed. [For what reason] then, did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but [flew] upon the [plunder] & did evil in the sight of the Lord?]

Therefore, the Lord [has] done this thing to you, this day. [Additionally,] the Lord will also deliver Israel & you into the hand of the Philistines. Tomorrow you & your sons [shall die &] be with me.

The Lord shall also deliver the [Israelite army] into the hand of the Philistines. Then, Saul fell [flat] on the [ground] & was [very] afraid, because of [what Samuel said.]

There was no strength in [Saul, since] he hadn’t eaten [any] bread all day [or] night. The woman came to Saul & saw he was [very] troubled & said to him, [Look,] your handmaid [has] obeyed your voice & I’ve [risked] my life, [by listening] to your words [that] you spoke to me.

Therefore, I pray [that] you now [listen] to [me,] your handmaid & let me [put a piece] of bread before you [to] eat, [so] that you have strength, when you [go] on your way.

[Saul] refused, but his servants, together with the woman, [urged] him & [Saul listened] to [them.] [Saul] arose from the [ground] & sat on the bed.

The woman had a [fattened] calf & [quickly] killed it & took flour & kneaded it & [baked] unleavened bread [with it.]  She brought it to Saul & the servants & they [ate.] Then, they rose up & went away that night.