Verse 2
1 Samuel 13:2
New King James Version
2
Saul chose him three thousand
men of Israel;
whereof
two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּבְחַר ל֨/וֹ שָׁא֜וּל שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֮ מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַ/יִּהְי֨וּ עִם שָׁא֜וּל אַלְפַּ֗יִם בְּ/מִכְמָשׂ֙ וּ/בְ/הַ֣ר בֵּֽית אֵ֔ל וְ/אֶ֗לֶף הָיוּ֙ עִם י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בְּ/גִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ין וְ/יֶ֣תֶר הָ/עָ֔ם שִׁלַּ֖ח אִ֥ישׁ לְ/אֹהָלָֽי/ו
English Translation
And Saul chose for himself three thousand men from Israel, and two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin, and the rest of the people he sent away, every man to his tents.
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Chapter 13 Context
1
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
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Saul chose him three thousand
men of Israel;
whereof
two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in...
3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that
was
in Geba, and the Philistines heard
of i...
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4
And all Israel heard say
that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and
that Israel also w...
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5
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and...
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6
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the pe...
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7
And
some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he
was yet in G...
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8
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel
had appointed: but Samuel came not...
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9
And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt of...
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10
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samu...
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11
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered fr...
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12
Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplica...
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13
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD th...
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14
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the...
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15
And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people
t...
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16
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people
that were
present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benj...
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17
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto...
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And another company turned the way
to Beth-horon: and another company turned
to the way of the borde...
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19
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the H...
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20
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter...
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21
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and...
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22
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of...
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23
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
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