1 Samuel 10:3

10:3 “As you continue on from there, you will come to the tall tree of Tabor. At that point three men who are going up to God at Bethel 1  will meet you. One of them will be carrying three young goats, one of them will be carrying three round loaves of bread, and one of them will be carrying a container of wine.

1 Samuel 13:2

13:2 Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; 2  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. 3  He sent all the rest of the people back home. 4 

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. 5  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, 6  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” 7 

1 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

2 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

3 tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

5 tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

7 tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”