The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person

Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.

So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.

Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel. …