You will commit a great sin The Lord will be against you and your ancestors You will be forgiven You will be blessed You will be exalted

I will pray to the Lord to send thunder and rain Appointing a king for yourselves was a great sin You will recognize this today Bake and eat unleavened bread Eat meat and drink wine

The Lord sent thunder The Lord sent rain The people were greatly afraid Manna stopped coming Water burst forth and flowed

We will surely die; please pray to the Lord Pray to the Lord on behalf of your servants We have sinned Asking for a king was a great sin We are blessed people

Do not be afraid You have indeed committed this sin Do not turn away from following the Lord Serve the Lord with all your heart Eat the unleavened bread you have baked

Do not go after useless idols that cannot save The Lord will not forsake His people for His name's sake It pleased the Lord to make you His people I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you I will teach you the good and right way

Fear the Lord and serve Him Serve Him with all your heart Consider the great things He has done for you Do not do evil You and your king will perish if you do evil—so do not continue in it

In the second year, he reigned over Israel He chose three thousand men from Israel for himself Two thousand were with him at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel A thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin He sent the rest of the people to their tents

Saul blew a trumpet throughout the land, saying the Hebrews should hear Jonathan defeated the Philistine garrison at Geba The Philistines became very angry with Israel All Israel heard that Saul had attacked The army went with Saul to Gilgal

They mustered 30,000 chariots against Israel They had 6,000 horsemen Their soldiers were as numerous as the sand on the seashore They camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven The Israelites hid in fear

They faced hardship They were distressed They hid in caves They hid in thickets They hid in rocks and pits

Some crossed the Jordan to Gad and Gilead Some fled to foreign lands Saul stayed at Gilgal The people trembled and followed him Saul waited there seven days

He waited seven days for Samuel Samuel did not come to Gilgal The people began to scatter Saul asked for burnt offerings and peace offerings Saul offered the peace offering himself

Samuel asked, “What have you done?” Saul said the people were scattering Saul said Samuel had not arrived at the appointed time The Philistines had gathered at Michmash Saul felt compelled to offer the sacrifice to seek the Lord’s favor

You have acted foolishly You did not obey the command of the Lord Your kingdom will not last The Lord has sought a man after His own heart The Lord has appointed him as ruler over His people