1 Samuel 28:5 meaning and explanation

When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.

1 Samuel 28:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Saul has gathered all Israel at Gilboa, while the Philistine army camps at Shunem in the valley below. The narrator has just reminded us that Samuel is dead and that Saul had removed the mediums from the land, so the king faces this crisis cut off from the prophet who once anointed him.

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