² He chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself: 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash^(A) and in Bethel’s hill country, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah^(B) of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops away, each to his own tent.

² So Saul, accompanied by 3,000 of the choice men of Israel,^(A) went to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.