1 Samuel 13:2
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“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.”1 Samuel 13:2
What Does 1 Samuel 13:2 Mean?
1 Samuel 13:2 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 13, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 13:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 10:26“And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.”1 Samuel 13:15“And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.”1 Samuel 13:5“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.”1 Samuel 13:11“And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;”1 Samuel 14:31“And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.”Isaiah 10:28“He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:”1 Samuel 13:23“And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.”1 Samuel 14:1“Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.”1 Samuel 18:5“And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.”Joshua 18:28“And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.”Judges 19:12“And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.”1 Samuel 8:11“And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.”1 Samuel 14:5“The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.”1 Samuel 14:52“And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.”1 Samuel 15:34“Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.”1 Samuel 24:2“Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.”1 Samuel 26:2“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”1 Samuel 31:2“And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul’s sons.”2 Samuel 21:6“Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.”Isaiah 10:29“They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.”
People & Places
BenjaminJonathanSaulBethel (of Palestine)GibeahMichmash
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