1 Samuel 13:2

13:2 Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; ¹  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ²  He sent all the rest of the people back home. ³ 

1 Samuel 13:5

13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 ⁴  chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 13:16

13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 13:23

Jonathan Ignites a Battle

13:23 A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.

1 Samuel 14:5

14:5 The cliff to the north was closer to Micmash, the one to the south closer to Geba.

Isaiah 10:28

10:28 ⁶ They ⁷  attacked ⁸  Aiath,

moved through Migron,

depositing their supplies at Micmash.

¹ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

² tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

⁴ tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.

⁵ tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.

⁶ sn Verses 28-31 display a staccato style; the statements are short and disconnected (no conjunctions appear in the Hebrew text). The translation to follow strives for a choppy style that reflects the mood of the speech.

⁷ tn Heb “he,” that is, the Assyrians (as the preceding context suggests). Cf. NCV “The army of Assyria.”

⁸ tn Heb “came against,” or “came to.”