Saul's Failure in the Philistines

Saul's son Jonathan attacks the Philistine outpost, prompting Saul to gather his troops at Gilgal while the Philistines prepare to launch an attack against Israel. The rejection of Saul's dynasty has been foreshadowed in the story of the fall of Eli's house. In 1 Samuel 2, verses 12 through 36, the rejection of Eli's priestly dynasty in favor of a new one established a pattern that is repeated with Saul.