The situation preceding the events described in this chapter seems to have been a time of relative peace between Israel and the Philistines, since …

Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel. —This is a very important statement, as it tells us of the first beginning o…

Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel
Out of the 300,000 that went with him to fight the Ammonites, and return…

Saul reigned one year, and nothing particular happened; but in his second year, the events recorded in this chapter took place. For more than a yea…