1 Samuel 13:2 meaning and explanation
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
1 Samuel 13:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Saul has just been made king, and here he begins organizing Israel's first standing army. He selects three thousand men and divides them between himself at Michmash and Bethel and his son Jonathan at Gibeah, sending everyone else home.
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