He chose three thousand men from Israel for himself: two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in Bethel’s hill country, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops away, each to his own tent.
Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but it was reported to Samuel, ‘Saul went to Carmel where he set up a monument for himself. Then he turned around and went down to Gilgal.’