Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 977 [e] וַיִּבְחַר־ way-yiḇ-ḥar- and chose Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms   ל֨וֹ lōw for himself Prep | 3ms 7586 [e] שָׁא֜וּל šā-’ūl Saul N-proper-ms 7969 [e] שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת šə-lō-šeṯ three Number-msc 505 [e] אֲלָפִים֮ ’ă-lā-p̄îm thousand [men] Number-mp 3478 [e] מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ mî-yiś-rā-’êl of Israel Prep-m | N-proper-ms 1961 [e] וַיִּהְי֨וּ way-yih-yū and were Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 5973 [e] עִם־ ‘im- with Prep 7586 [e] שָׁא֜וּל šā-’ūl Saul N-proper-ms 505 [e] אַלְפַּ֗יִם ’al-pa-yim, two thousand Number-md 4363 [e] בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙ bə-miḵ-māś in Michmash Prep-b | N-proper-fs 2022 [e] וּבְהַ֣ר ū-ḇə-har and in the mountains Conj-w, Prep-b | N-msc   בֵּֽית־ bêṯ- of Prep 1008 [e] אֵ֔ל ’êl, Bethel N-proper-fs 505 [e] וְאֶ֗לֶף wə-’e-lep̄, and a thousand Conj-w | Number-ms 1961 [e] הָיוּ֙ hā-yū were V-Qal-Perf-3cp 5973 [e] עִם־ ‘im- with Prep 3129 [e] י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן yō-w-nā-ṯān, Jonathan N-proper-ms 1390 [e] בְּגִבְעַ֖ת bə-ḡiḇ-‘aṯ in Gibeah Prep-b | N-proper-fs 1144 [e] בִּנְיָמִ֑ין bin-yā-mîn; of Benjamin N-proper-ms 3499 [e] וְיֶ֣תֶר wə-ye-ṯer And the rest Conj-w | N-msc 5971 [e] הָעָ֔ם hā-‘ām, of the people Art | N-ms 7971 [e] שִׁלַּ֖ח šil-laḥ he sent away V-Piel-Perf-3ms 376 [e] אִ֥ישׁ ’îš every man N-ms 168 [e] לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ lə-’ō-hā-lāw. to his tent Prep-l | N-mpc | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But he sent away the rest of the people, each to his tent.

King James Bible
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself: 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash and in Bethel's hill country, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops away, each to his own tent.

chose

1 Samuel 8:11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign …

1 Samuel 14:52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: …

Michmash Michmash was situated east of Bethaven, or Bethel; and Eusebius says it was in his time a considerable place, about nine miles from Jerusalem, towards Rama.

1 Samuel 13:5,23 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, …

1 Samuel 14:5,31 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, …

Isaiah 10:28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he has laid …

in Gibeah

1 Samuel 10:26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band …

1 Samuel 15:34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

Joshua 18:28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; …

Judges 19:12 And his master said to him, We will not turn aside here into the …

2 Samuel 21:6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them …

Isaiah 10:29 They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging …

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