13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 1 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.
13:23 A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.
10:28 2 They 3 attacked 4 Aiath,
moved through Migron,
depositing their supplies at Micmash.
1 tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.
2 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.
3 tn Heb “he,” that is, the Assyrians (as the preceding context suggests). Cf. NCV “The army of Assyria.”
4 tn Heb “came against,” or “came to.”