Discovery Box1 Samuel 13:2-3 
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
13:3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost 4 that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted 5 all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”
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. 6
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 Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.”
5 tn Heb “blew the ram’s horn in.”
6 tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.
