Michmas

So they lived from Beersheba as far as the valley of Hinnom.

Some of the Benjamites settled from Geba onward at Michmash, Aijah, and Bethel and their villages.

Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, Hizor, Ramah, Getaim, Hadid, Zeboim, Nebulat, Lod, and Ono, the Valley of Craftsmen.

From the Levites, some divisions in Judah belonged to Benjamin.

And that you came not within the days appointed.

That the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash.

Therefore I said, the Philistines will come down upon me to Gilgal.

And I have not made supplication unto the Lord.

The men of Ramah and Geba, 621.

The men of Michmash, 122.

The men of Bethel and Ai, 123.

The men of the other Nebo, 52.

And Saul went out to meet him and greet him.

Samuel said, 'What have you done?' And Saul said, 'When I saw that the people were scattering from me and that you didn't come within the days appointed, uh, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash...'" I said, "Now the Philistines will come against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord, so I forced myself to offer the burnt offering." How many times do circumstances or people drive our decisions to move out of God's timing? I get it.

Things look scary.

You know, I, I...

The number of the men of the sons of Israel: the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; the sons of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; the sons of Pahath-Moab, namely, the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; the sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; the sons of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; the sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; the sons of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; the sons of Ater, namely, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; the sons of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; the sons of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; the sons of Gibbar, ninety-five; the sons of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; the men of Netophah, fifty-six; the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; the sons of Azmaveth, forty-two; the sons of Kiriath-Arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.

The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.

The sons of Nebo, fifty-two.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging in Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.

30,000 chariots and 600 horsemen and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude.

And they came up and they pitch in Michmash eastward.

from Bethlehem.

And it's a powerful sight here because what you see is they're outnumbered.

He slipped away.

And between the passages by which Jonathan sought to go over into the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side, and the name of the one was Boaz, and the name of the other was Simei.

And the forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash and the other southward against Gibeah.

And Jonathan said to his armor bearer, now watch, he's watching the scene and this is what he says, come, let us go over into the garrison of these uncircumcised.