And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. Saul also went home to Gibeah. This was his place of residence (see the note at Judges 20:20), about five miles north of Jerusalem; and, from its being the capital during his reign, whence it was called "Gibeah of Saul" (1 Samuel 11:4; 1 Samuel 15:34; 2 Samuel 21:6; Isaiah 10:29), supposed to be identified in Tel-el-Fulil, is distinguished by its curiously knobbed and double top (Stanley, 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 210; Porter's 'Handbook,' pp. 215,
325). Robinson, however, thinks that Gibeah is represented by the present Jeba ('Biblical Researches,' 2:, p.
114). Gibeah corresponds in meaning to Dun or Burg, a fortified height.
Whose hearts God had touched - who feared God, and regarded allegiance to their king a conscientious duty. They are opposed to "the children of Belial," the worthless portion of the people, though perhaps some of them might be persons of rank and influence.