It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.
"Since ’Hebrew’ was commonly used by non-Israelites as a synonym for ’Israelite’ (cf. 1 Samuel 4:5-10), it is understandable that the two terms should alternate throughout the narratives of the Philistine wars in chapters 13-14." [Note: Youngblood, p. 654.] 