1 Samuel 13:2 - Tree of Life Version

² Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmas and in the hill country of Beth-el, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the troops he sent away, each one to his tent.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Saul chose 3,000 men of Israel; 2,000 were with [him] in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and 1,000 with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the men he sent away, each one to his home.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

Common English Bible

² Saul selected three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of those were with Saul at Michmash in the hills near Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. He sent the remaining men home.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. And two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and at mount Bethel. Then one thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But the remainder of the people, he sent back, each one to his own tent.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel. And two thousand were with Saul in Machmas, and in mount Bethel: and a thousand with Jonathan in Gabaa of Benjamin. And the rest of the people he sent back every man to their dwellings.

1 Samuel 13:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a worthless fellow happened to be there, a Benjamite named Sheba son of Bichri. He blew the shofar and said, “We have no portion in David, no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to his tents, O Israel!”

2 Samuel 21:6

let seven men of his sons be given over to us and we will hang them up before Adonai at Gibeah of Saul, Adonai’s chosen.” “I will give them over,” the king said.

2 Samuel 23:29

Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

Ezra 2:27

the men of Michmas—122

Nehemiah 11:31

The descendants of Benjamin dwelt in Geba, Michmas and Aijah, Bethel and its towns,

Joshua 18:28

Zela, Eleph, and Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath—14 towns with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their clans.

Joshua 22:6

So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.

Judges 19:12

But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners, who are not of Bnei-Yisrael. Let’s go on to Gibeah.”

1 Samuel 10:26

Saul also went home to Gibeah, accompanied by men of valor whose hearts God had touched.

1 Samuel 10:5

After that, you will arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. It will come about, as soon as you enter the town, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by a harp, a tambourine and a flute, and they will be prophesying.

1 Samuel 13:1

Saul was 30 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for 42 years over Israel.

1 Samuel 13:11

But Samuel asked, “What have you done?” Saul replied, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you had not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmas,

1 Samuel 13:15

Samuel then departed and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Then Saul numbered the troops that were with him, about 600 men.

1 Samuel 13:16

Now Saul and his son Jonathan and the people that were present with them were staying in Gibeah of Benjamin, while the Philistines encamped in Michmas.

1 Samuel 13:23

Then the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmas.

1 Samuel 13:5

Meanwhile the Philistines assembled themselves to fight with Israel: 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They marched up and camped in Michmas, east of Beth-aven.

1 Samuel 14:31

That day they struck down the Philistines from Michmas to Aijalon, though the people were so weary.

1 Samuel 14:5

One crag was to the north near Michmas, and the other to the south near Geba.

1 Samuel 14:52

Now there was bitter war against the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw any mighty man or any son of valor, he would gather him to himself.

1 Samuel 15:34

Samuel then went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 24:3

When he came across the sheepfolds along the way where there was a cave, Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were already sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

1 Samuel 26:2

So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, 3,000 chosen men of Israel with him, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

1 Samuel 8:11

“This will be the practice of the king that will reign over you,” he said. “He will draft your sons and assign them as his charioteers and horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.