And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
Saul ... abode in Gibeah, х bª-Geba` (H1387)] - in Geba. Saul removed his camp there, either in the hope that, being near his native town, he would gain an increase of followers, or that he might enjoy the counsels and influence of the prophet. [The Septuagint adds: kai (G2532) eklaion (G2799), and the people wept, considering how small a band they were against the immense host of the enemy.]