Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 13:2

2 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▪

Heb. And (i. e. Then, as that Adverb is oft used, as Gen. 3. 5. and 18. 10, &c.) Saul chose.

Which he thought sufficient for constant Attendance and Service, intending to Summon the rest when need should be.

A Tract of Ground near Ramah and Bethel, in the Border of Benjamin, and near to the Philistines.