richmahn_en_tn/1sa/13/05.md

500 B

three thousand ... six thousand

"3,000 ... 6,000" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore

This is an exaggeration that means a group of soldiers so large that it was difficult to count them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)

Michmash

This is the name of a place. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Beth Aven

This is the name of a place. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)