1 Samuel 14:31

And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

Cross-reference

1 Samuel 13:2 Historical context

1 Samuel 13:2 places Saul's camp at Michmash — the starting point of the battle here. Direct narrative link.

1 Samuel 30:10 says 200 of David's men stayed behind exhausted (עָיֵף) — same word for the faintness here.

In Genesis 25:29, Esau is faint from the field — the same Hebrew word (עָיֵף) describes the people's exhaustion here.

Judges 8:4 Parallel

Judges 8:4 describes Gideon's men as exhausted (עָיֵף) while pursuing — same word for the faintness of Saul's army.