Study it in the app“Saul chose for himself three thousand from Israel; two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent away, each to his tents.”
Saulשָׁאוּלchoseוַיִּבְחַרfor himselfלוֹthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםfrom Israel;מִיִּשְׂרָאֵלtwo thousandאַלְפַּיִםwereוַיִּהְיוּwithעִםSaulשָׁאוּלat Michmashבְּמִכְמָשׂand in the hill countryוּבְהַרof Bethel,בֵּית אֵלand a thousandוְאֶלֶףwereהָיוּwithעִםJonathanיוֹנָתָןat Gibeahבְּגִבְעַתof Benjamin;בִּנְיָמִיןand the restוְיֶתֶרof the peopleהָעָםhe sent away,שִׁלַּחeachאִישׁto his tents.לְאֹהָלָיו
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearselect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “yivchar” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appearsMichmash
Michmash, a town of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, beside a pass between the hills.
Where else “michmas” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appearsJonathan
Jonathan: the name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yonatan” appearsGibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “givat” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearsrest
What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.
Where else “yeter” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilach” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearstent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohalay” appearsBethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
1Saul was a year old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years over Israel.
2 · This verse (above)
3Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”
