1 Samuel 11:8

11:8 When Saul counted them at Bezek, the Israelites were 300,000 ¹  strong and the men of Judah numbered 30,000. ² 

1 Samuel 7:2

Further Conflict with the Philistines

7:2 It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people ³  of Israel longed for ⁴  the Lord.

1 Samuel 14:49

Members of Saul’s Family

14:49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. ⁵  He had two daughters; the older one was named Merab and the younger Michal.

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; ⁶  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ⁷  He sent all the rest of the people back home. ⁸ 

1 Samuel 21:5

21:5 David said to the priest, “Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers’ ⁹  equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!”

1 Samuel 22:2

22:2 All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented ¹⁰  gathered around ¹¹  him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.

[11:8]  ¹ tc The LXX and two Old Latin mss read 600,000 here, rather than the MT’s 300,000.

[11:8]  ² tc The LXX, two Old Latin mss, and a Qumran ms read 70,000 here, rather than the MT’s 30,000.

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “mourned after”; NIV “mourned and sought after”; KJV, NRSV “lamented after”; NAB “turned to”; NCV “began to follow…again.”

[14:49]  ⁵ sn The list differs from others. In 1 Sam 31:2 (= 1 Chr 10:2), Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua are listed as Saul’s sons, while 1 Chr 8:33 and 9:39 list Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

[13:2]  ⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

[21:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “servants’.”

[22:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “bitter of soul.”

[22:2]  ¹² tn Heb “to.”