1 Samuel 13:2
Konteks13:2 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; 1 the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. 2 He sent all the rest of the people back home. 3
1 Samuel 13:5
Konteks13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 4 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
1 Samuel 13:16
Konteks13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. 5
1 Samuel 13:23
Konteks13:23 A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.
1 Samuel 14:5
Konteks14:5 The cliff to the north was closer to Micmash, the one to the south closer to Geba.
Yesaya 10:28
Konteks10:28 6 They 7 attacked 8 Aiath,
moved through Migron,
depositing their supplies at Micmash.
[13:2] 1 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
[13:2] 2 tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
[13:2] 3 tn Heb “each one to his tents.”
[13:5] 4 tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.
[13:16] 5 tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.
[10:28] 6 sn Verses 28-31 display a staccato style; the statements are short and disconnected (no conjunctions appear in the Hebrew text). The translation to follow strives for a choppy style that reflects the mood of the speech.
[10:28] 7 tn Heb “he,” that is, the Assyrians (as the preceding context suggests). Cf. NCV “The army of Assyria.”
[10:28] sn Verses 28-32 describe an invasion of Judah from the north. There is no scholarly consensus on when this particular invasion took place, if at all. J. H. Hayes and S. A. Irvine (Isaiah, 209-10) suggest the text describes the Israelite-Syrian invasion of Judah (ca. 735