²¹ The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered twenty-two thousand men of Israel on the field that day.

Summary of Saul’s Kingship

⁴⁷ When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites,^(A) Edom, the kings of Zobah,^(B) and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.^{[a] 48} He fought bravely, defeated the Amalekites,^(C) and rescued Israel from those who plundered them.