1 Samuel 13:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Saul chose 3000 men from Israel. There were 2000 men who stayed with him at Micmash in the hill country of Bethel. There were 1000 men who stayed with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul sent the other men in the army back home.

Cross References

1 Samuel 10:26

Saul also went to his home in Gibeah. God touched the hearts of brave men who then began to follow Saul.

1 Samuel 14:31

That day the Israelites defeated the Philistines. They fought them all the way from Micmash to Aijalon. So the people were very tired and hungry.

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines gathered to fight Israel. The Philistines camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven. They had 3000 chariots and 6000 horse soldiers. There were so many Philistines that they were like sand on the seashore.

1 Samuel 13:23

A group of Philistine soldiers guarded the mountain pass at Micmash.

2 Samuel 21:6

Give us seven of Saul’s sons. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king, so we will hang his sons in front of the Lord on Mount Gibeah of Saul.” King David said, “All right, I will give them to you.”

1 Samuel 15:34

Then Samuel left and went to Ramah. And Saul went up to his home in Gibeah.

1 Samuel 14:52

Saul was brave all his life. He fought hard against the Philistines. Any time Saul saw a man who was strong or brave, he took that man and put him into the group of soldiers who stayed near the king and protected him.

1 Samuel 14:5

One of the rocks faced north toward Micmash, and the other faced south toward Geba.

1 Samuel 8:11

Samuel said, “If you have a king ruling over you, this is what he will do: He will take away your sons and force them to serve him. He will force them to be soldiers—they must fight from his chariots and become horse soldiers in his army. Your sons will become guards running in front of the king’s chariot.

Judges 19:12

But his master, the Levite man, said, “No, we will not go inside a strange city. Those people are not Israelites. We will go to the city of Gibeah.”

Joshua 18:28

Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath. There were 14 cities and the fields around them. The tribe of Benjamin got all these areas.

1 Samuel 10:5

Then you will go to Gibeath Elohim. There is a Philistine fort in that place. When you come to this town, a group of prophets will come out. These prophets will come down from the place for worship. They will be prophesying. They will be playing harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.

1 Samuel 13:1

Saul was 30 years old when he became king. He ruled over Israel 42 years.

1 Samuel 13:11

Samuel asked, “What have you done?” Saul answered, “I saw the soldiers leaving me. You were not here on time, and the Philistines were gathering at Micmash.

1 Samuel 13:15

Then Samuel got up and left Gilgal. Saul and the rest of his army left Gilgal and went to Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul counted the men who were still with him. There were about 600.

1 Samuel 13:16

Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers went to Geba in Benjamin. The Philistines were camped at Micmash.

1 Samuel 26:2

Saul gathered 3000 of the best soldiers in Israel and went down to the desert of Ziph to search for David there.

2 Samuel 20:1

At that place there was a man named Sheba son of Bicri. Sheba was a worthless troublemaker from the tribe of Benjamin. He blew a trumpet to gather the people together and said, “We have no share in David. We have no part in the son of Jesse. Israel, let’s all go home.”

Joshua 22:6

Then Joshua said goodbye to them, and they left and went home.

1 Samuel 24:3

Saul came to some sheep pens beside the road. There was a cave near there, so Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were deep inside that same cave.

2 Samuel 23:29

Heled son of Baanah from Netophah; Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of Benjamin;

Ezra 2:27

from the town of Micmash: 122

Nehemiah 11:31

The descendants of the family of Benjamin from Geba lived in Micmash, Aija, Bethel, and the small towns around it,