ሳኦልም ከእስራኤል ሁሉ የተመረጡትን ሦስት ሺህ ሰዎች ወሰደ፥ ዳዊትንና ሰዎቹንም ለመፈለግ የበረሀ ፍየሎች ወደ ነበሩባቸው ዓለቶች ሄደ።
3 Saul took three thousand picked men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags.