1 Samuel 13:2
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2 Saul chose three thousand out of Israel; two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; the rest of the people he sent home to their tents.(A)
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1 Samuel 13:15
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15 And Samuel left and went on his way from Gilgal.[a] The rest of the people followed Saul to join the army; they went up from Gilgal toward Gibeah of Benjamin.[b]
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Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.(A)
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1 Samuel 14:16
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16 Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin were watching as the multitude was surging back and forth.[a](A)
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- 14.16 Gk: Heb they went and there
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