6. Then they launched a strong attack against the Israelites, putting them in a desperate situation. Some of the Israelites hid in caves and holes or among the rocks or in pits and wells;
7. others crossed the River Jordan into the territories of Gad and Gilead.Saul was still at Gilgal, and the people with him were trembling with fear.
8. He waited seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him to do, but Samuel still had not come to Gilgal. The people began to desert Saul,
9. so he said to them, “Bring me the burnt sacrifices and the fellowship sacrifices.” He offered a burnt sacrifice,
10. and just as he was finishing, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet him and welcome him,
11. but Samuel said, “What have you done?”Saul answered, “The people were deserting me, and you had not come when you said you would; besides that, the Philistines are gathering at Michmash.