Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Chose

1 Samuel 8:11
He said, “These are the rights of the king who will rule over you: He will take your sons and put them to his use in his chariots, on his horses, or running in front of his chariots.
1 Samuel 14:52
The conflict with the Philistines was fierce all of Saul’s days, so whenever Saul noticed any strong or brave man, he enlisted him.

In gibeah

1 Samuel 10:26
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him.
1 Samuel 15:34
Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
Joshua 18:28
Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath—14 cities, with their villages.

This was the inheritance for Benjamin’s descendants by their clans.
Judges 19:12
But his master replied to him, “We will not stop at a foreign city where there are no Israelites. Let’s move on to Gibeah.”
2 Samuel 21:6
let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang them in the presence of the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the Lord’s chosen.”

The king answered, “I will hand them over.”
Isaiah 10:29
They crossed over at the ford, saying,
“We will spend the night at Geba.”
The people of Ramah are trembling;
those at Gibeah of Saul have fled.

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