And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
The Philistine garrison went out to the passage of Michmash, gathering there during the crisis that confronted Saul. Michmash lay north of a deep valley that separated it from Saul's stronghold at Geba. From Michmash detachments went out to ravage the country. The opposing positions left Saul with a small, almost unarmed force facing a much larger, well-equipped army. This crisis was permitted to rebuke Saul's perversity and to teach Israel humility and faith.
The Philistine garrison went out to the passage of Michmash, gathering there during the crisis that confronted Saul. Michmash lay north of a deep valley that separated it from Saul's stronghold at Geba. From Michmash detachments went out to ravage the country. The opposing positions left Saul with a small, almost unarmed force facing a much larger, well-equipped army. This crisis was permitted to rebuke Saul's perversity and to teach Israel humility and faith.