1)

Where was Sha'ul at this time?

1.

Radak, Malbim: He went with Shmuel to Giv'as Binyamin, and counted the men there. 1

2.

Kli Yakar (Lani'ado) #1: He was still in Gilgal. Shmuel did not want to join with Sha'ul, after Sha'ul did not fulfill his command. Shmuel went to Giv'as Binyamin; this is not Geva (also Radak says so), to which Sha'ul went.

3.

Kli Yakar #2: He went with Shmuel to Giv'as Binyamin, counted the men, and after this, Sha'ul and Yonason went to Geva and joined with other Yisraelim.


1

Refer to 13:3:3:2 and the note there.

2)

Were all 600 men from the 2,000 who were initially with Sha'ul?

1.

Radak: Yes.

2.

Malbim: No. Some were initially with Yonason, who was in Giv'as Binyamin (verse 2).

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