1. 1 Samuel 11:11 (ESV)
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When was the morning watch (last watch of the night)?

1 Samuel 11:11 (ESV)

11 And the next day Saul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

The last watch of the night refers to the time before dawn, anytime from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. This would be a good time for a surprise attack.1

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