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; 1  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. 2  He sent all the rest of the people back home. 3 

1 Samuel 18:6

18:6 When the men 4  arrived after David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women from all the cities of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. They were happy as they played their tambourines and three-stringed instruments. 5 

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

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

3 tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

4 tn Heb “them.” The masculine plural pronoun apparently refers to the returning soldiers.

5 tn Heb “with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.”