SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:2
cuando se escogió tres mil de Israel; los dos mil estuvieron con Saúl en Micmas y en el monte de Bet-el, y los mil estuvieron con Jonatán en Gabaa de Benjamín; y envió a todo el otro pueblo cada uno a sus tiendas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 13:2
Verse 2. Two thousand were with Saul] Saul, no doubt, meditated the redemption of his country from the Philistines; and having chosen three thousand men, he thought best to divide them into companies, and send one against the Philistine garrison at Michmash, another against that at Beth-el, and the third against that at Gibeah: he perhaps hoped, by surprising these garrisons, to get swords and spears for his men, of which we find, (1 Samuel xiii. 22,) they were entirely destitute.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel , etc.] Out of the 300,000 that went with him to fight the Ammonites, and returned with him to Gilgal, where he now was, and had stayed as may be supposed about a year, since now he had reigned two years. These 3000 men some of them doubtless were appointed as a guard about his person, and the rest were a standing army to preserve the peace of the nation, to protect them from their enemies, to watch the motions of the Philistines, and to be ready on any sudden invasion: whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash, and in Mount Bethel ; “Michmash”, according to Bunting, was four miles from Gilgal. Jerom says, in his time it was shown a large village on the borders of Aella, or Jerusalem, retaining its ancient name, nine miles distant from it, near the village Rama. Adrichomius says it is now called Byra, and Mr. Maundrell observes that it is supposed by some to be the same with Beer, whither Jotham fled after he had delivered his parable, ( Judges 9:21). Michmash is in the Misnah celebrated for the best wheat being brought from it; and near to it, as appears from hence, was Bethel, and the mount of that name; and so Jerom speaks of Bethel as over against Michmash; and this mount very probably is the same said to be on the east of Bethel, where Abraham built an altar, ( Genesis 12:8) for Michmash lay to the east of Bethel: and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin ; the native place of Saul, and this Jonathan was the son of Saul, ( 1 Samuel 13:16).
According to Bunting f249 , Gibeah, where Jonathan was stationed, was eight miles from Michmash: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent ; to their own houses; or, as the Targum, to their cities; these were they that came at his summons, and were numbered at Bezek, and went with him to the relief of Jabeshgilead, and had been with him ever since, and now dismissed.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-7 - Saul reigned one year, and nothing particular happened; but in his second year the events recorded in this chapter took place. For above year he gave the Philistine time to prepare for war, and to weaken an to disarm the Israelites. When men are lifted up in self-sufficiency they are often led into folly. The chief advantages of the enemies of the church are derived from the misconduct of its professed friends When Saul at length sounded an alarm, the people, dissatisfied with his management, or terrified by the power of the enemy, did not come to him, or speedily deserted him.
Original Hebrew
ויבחר 977 לו שׁאול 7586 שׁלשׁת 7969 אלפים 505 מישׂראל 3478 ויהיו 1961 עם 5973 שׁאול 7586 אלפים 505 במכמשׂ 4363 ובהר 2022 בית אל 1008 ואלף 505 היו 1961 עם 5973 יונתן 3129 בגבעת 1390 בנימין 1144 ויתר 3499 העם 5971 שׁלח 7971 אישׁ 376 לאהליו׃ 168
