In this passage of scripture, we are told about before King Saul went to battle against the Philistines. Verse five tells us how large the Philistines’ army were,” 3,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore.” Verse six through seven says that the men of Israel were afraid of what they saw, so they went and went into hiding and some left the area completely. In the next few verses we are told what the Lord commanded Saul to do, which was to wait for Samuel to arrive to do the burnt offering and fellowship offering. Samuel had not come in the seven days he told Saul he would be there and Saul’s men were deserting him, he made the decision to do the offerings without Samuel. After the burnt offering