Saul's Provocation Changes the Lives of the Philistines

Jonathan scores a victory here over the Philistines. But when the Philistine hear about it, they get angry and they assemble for battle. Israel is quite a bit outnumbered and is inferior in terms of weaponry. So Saul's troops are so intimidated that they run. They hide many caves and other holes in the rocks and cisterns. And this is what Samuel had foretold we would do. It's a direct fulfillment of what Samuel had said."