- Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty two years over Israel.
- 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.
- Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."
- All Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. The people were then summoned to Saul at Gilgal.
- Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
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- 掃羅登基年四十歲.作以色列王二年的時候、
- 就從以色列中揀選了三千人.二千跟隨掃羅在密抹、和伯特利山.一千跟隨約拿單在便雅憫的基比亞、其餘的人掃羅都打發各回各家去了。
- 約拿單攻擊迦巴、非利士人的防營、非利士人聽見了.掃羅就在遍地吹角、意思說、要使希伯來人聽見。
- 以色列眾人聽見掃羅攻擊非利士人的防營.又聽見以色列人為非利士人所憎惡、就跟隨掃羅聚集在吉甲。
- 非利士人聚集要與以色列人爭戰、有車三萬輛、馬兵六千、步兵像海邊的沙那樣多、就上來在伯亞文東邊的密抹安營。
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