1 Samuel 13:2

New American Bible - revised edition

Saul chose three thousand of Israel, of whom two thousand remained with him in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the army back to their tents.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a scoundrel named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He sounded the horn and cried out, “We have no share in David, nor any heritage in the son of Jesse. Everyone to your tents, O Israel!”

2 Samuel 21:6

let seven men from among his descendants be given to us, that we may execute them before the Lord in Gibeon, on the Lord’s mountain.” The king replied, “I will give them up.”

2 Samuel 23:29

Heled, son of Baanah, from Netophah; Ittai, son of Ribai, from Gibeah of Benjamin;

Ezra 2:27

people of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two;

Nehemiah 11:31

Benjaminites were in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its dependencies,

Joshua 18:28

Zela, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath; fourteen cities and their villages. This was the heritage of the clans of Benjaminites.

Joshua 22:6

Joshua then 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 off to a foreigner’s city, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.

1 Samuel 10:26

Saul also went home to Gibeah, accompanied by warriors whose hearts the Lord had touched.

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you will come to Gibeath-elohim, where the Philistine garrison is located. As you enter that city, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place. They will be preceded by lyres, tambourines, flutes, and harps, and will be in prophetic ecstasy.

1 Samuel 13:1

[Saul was…years old when he became king and he reigned…-two years over Israel.] Saul Offers Sacrifice.

1 Samuel 13:11

Samuel asked him, “What have you done?” Saul explained: “When I saw that the army was deserting me and you did not come on the appointed day, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

1 Samuel 13:15

Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went his own way; but what was left of the army went up after Saul to meet the soldiers, going from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul then counted the soldiers he had with him, about six hundred.

1 Samuel 13:16

Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers they had with them were now occupying Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines were encamped at Michmash.

1 Samuel 13:23

An outpost of the Philistines had pushed forward to the pass of Michmash.

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines also assembled for battle against Israel, with thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and foot soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and encamped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

1 Samuel 14:31

After the Philistines were routed that day from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were completely exhausted.

1 Samuel 14:5

One crag was to the north, toward Michmash; the other to the south, toward Geba.

1 Samuel 14:52

There was heavy fighting with the Philistines during Saul’s lifetime. Whenever Saul saw any strong or brave man, he took him into his service.

1 Samuel 15:34

Samuel departed for Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 24:3

So Saul took three thousand of the best men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags.

1 Samuel 26:2

So Saul went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand of the best warriors of Israel, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

1 Samuel 8:11

He told them: “The governance of the king who will rule you will be as follows: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run before his chariot.