richmahn_en_tn/1sa/24/01.md

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he was told

This can be translated in active form. AT: "someone told him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

wilderness of Engedi

Engedi is a place in Israel west of the Dead Sea where there is water with dry land all around it.

three thousand

3,000 (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

chosen men

men whom he had chosen because of their superior military abilities

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