Discovery Box1 Samuel 13:2 
Context13:2 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 13:5
Context13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 4 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
1 Samuel 13:16
Context13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. 5
1 Samuel 13:23
ContextJonathan Ignites a Battle
13:23 A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.
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 Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.
5 tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.
