Saul chose, Heb. and (i.e. then, as that adverb is oft used, as Gen_3:5 18:10, &c.)
Saul chose. Three thousand men of Israel; which he thought sufficient for constant attendance and service, intending to summon the rest when need should be.
Michmash; a tract of ground near Ramah and Beth-el, in the border of Benjamin, and near to the Philistines.