Verse 2

Saul chose three thousand men of Israel; two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Saul valgte seg tre tusen menn fra Israel. To tusen var med Saul i Mikmas og i fjellet ved Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem, hver mann til sitt telt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  valgte Saul seg tre tusen menn fra Israel; to tusen var med ham i Mikmasj og i fjellet ved Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem til sine telt.

• Norsk King James

  Saul valgte ut tre tusen menn fra Israel; av disse var to tusen med Saul i Mikmasj og på Betel-fjellet, mens tusen var med Jonathan i Gibea i Benjamin; resten av folket sendte han hver til sitt telt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  valgte Saul ut tre tusen menn fra Israel. To tusen var med Saul i Mikmas og på Betels fjell, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem til sine telt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Saul valgte seg ut tre tusen mann fra Israel. To tusen mann var med Saul i Mikmas og i fjellet ved Betel, og tusen var med Jonathan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hver til sitt hjem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  valgte Saul tre tusen mann fra Israel; to tusen var med Saul i Mikmas og ved fjellet Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin; og resten av folket sendte han hjem til teltene sine.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Saul utvalgte 3000 menn fra Israel; hvorav 2000 var med ham i Michmash og på fjellet Bethel, og 1000 var med Jonathan i Gibeah i Benjamin. Resten sendte han hver mann til sitt telt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  valgte Saul tre tusen mann fra Israel; to tusen var med Saul i Mikmas og ved fjellet Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin; og resten av folket sendte han hjem til teltene sine.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Saul valgte seg tre tusen menn fra Israel. To tusen av dem var med Saul i Mikmas og på Betel-fjellet, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hver til sitt telt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Saul chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself. 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash and in the hills of Bethel, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent back to their homes.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Saul valgte seg ut tre tusen mann fra Israel. To tusen var med Saul i Mikmas og fjellområdet ved Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamins land. Resten av folket sendte han hjem, hver til sitt eget telt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da udvalgte Saul sig tre Tusinde af Israel, og to Tusinde vare med Saul i Michmas og paa Bethels Bjerg, og Tusinde vare med Jonathan i Benjamins Gibea; men det øvrige Folk lod han fare, hver til sine Pauluner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  valgte Saul seg ut tre tusen menn av Israel. To tusen var med Saul i Mikmasj og ved Betel-fjellene, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem til teltene sine.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Saul valgte seg tre tusen menn fra Israel, hvorav to tusen var med Saul i Mikmasj og ved Betelfjellet, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem til teltene sine.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Saul valgte seg tre tusen mann fra Israel; to tusen var med ham i Mikmas og i fjellandet ved Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem til teltene sine.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  valgte Saul seg ut tre tusen menn fra Israel. To tusen var med Saul i Mikmas og i fjellene ved Betel, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin. Resten av folket sendte han hjem til sine telt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Saul samlet tre tusen menn fra Israel, to tusen hadde han med seg i Mikmas og i Betel-fjellene, og tusen var med Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamins land. Resten av folket sendte han tilbake til teltene sine.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  he chose him thre thousande me out of Israel: two thousande were with Saul at Michmas vpon the mount of Bethel, and one thousande with Ionathas at Gibea of BenIamin. As for the other people, he let them go euery one vnto his tente.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Saul chose him three thousand of Israel: and two thousande were with Saul in Michmash, & in mount Beth-el, and a thousande were with Ionathan in Gibeah of Beniamin: and the rest of the people he sent euery one to his tent.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul in Michmas and in mount Bethel, and a thousand with Ionathan in Gibea Beniamin: and the rest of the people he sent euery man to his tent.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Saul chooseth for himself three thousand `men' out of Israel; and two thousand are with Saul in Michmash, and in the hill-country of Beth-El; and a thousand have been with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the remnant of the people he hath sent each to his tents.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Saul took for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom he kept two thousand with him in Michmash and in the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah in the land of Benjamin: the rest of the people he sent back to their tents.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 10:26 : 26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
• 1 Sam 13:5 : 5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as numerous as the sand on the seashore; and they came up and encamped in Michmash, east of Bethaven.
• 1 Sam 14:31 : 31 They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people were very faint.
• 1 Sam 13:23 : 23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
• 1 Sam 14:5 : 5 The forefront of one was situated northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah.
• 1 Sam 14:52 : 52 There was fierce war against the Philistines throughout the days of Saul. When Saul saw any strong or valiant man, he took him into his service.
• 1 Sam 15:34 : 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
• 2 Sam 21:6 : 6 Let seven of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD chose. And the king said, I will give them.
• Isa 10:28-29 : 28 He has come to Aiath, he has passed to Migron; at Michmash he has stored his carriages: 29 They have gone over the pass: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
• Josh 18:28 : 28 Zelah, Eleph, Jebusi (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, Kirjath—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
• Judg 19:12 : 12 But his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners, who are not of the children of Israel; we will go on to Gibeah."
• 1 Sam 8:11 : 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for his own use, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.