1 Samuel 13:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 When the soldiers saw they were in danger because the army was hardpressed, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, caverns, and cisterns. 7 Other Hebrews crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, held out in Gilgal, all his army trembling in fear behind him.[a] 8 He waited seven days, until the appointed time Samuel had set, but Samuel did not come, and the army deserted Saul.(A)
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