Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The state of things which preceded the events described in this chapter seems to have been a comparative peace between Israel and the Philistines, since Saul had only 3,000 men under arms. At the same time Philistine garrisons continued to occupy the country of the Israelites in certain strong places, whereof one was at Geba (Jeba), in the immediate neighborhood of Gibeah I Samuel 10:5; I Samuel 13:3, and exactly opposite Michmash (Mukhmas), which was on the northern edge of the great Wady Suweinit.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Samuel 13:2:
1 Samuel 10:5
1 Samuel 13:1
Hosea 10:8
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