And Saul called all the people together. — Such a summons to war on the part of the sovereign has been always a royal right. The plea, of course, alleged for this “summons” was the necessity of an immediate national effort against the hereditary enemies of the people.
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1 Samuel 23:8
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.