Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Raise a king for us, *1* _{Samuel 12:12}, *_{Acts 13:21}* and we will fight in the way of God"? *_{1Samuel 8:19} - 20 He said, "Would you perhaps not fight if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the way of God when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, *_{1Samuel 13:6} except for a few of them. *_{1Samuel 14:11} - 13 And God is Knowing of the wrongdoers.