# 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

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/saul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/elect]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/goat]]