1 Samuel 11
11
1And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, ‘Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.’
2And Nahash the Ammonite saith unto them, ‘For this I covenant with you, by picking out to you every right eye — and I have put it a reproach on all Israel.’
3And the elders of Jabesh say to him, ‘Let us alone seven days, and we send messengers into all the border of Israel: and if there is none saving us — then we have come out unto thee.’
4And the messengers come to Gibeah of Saul, and speak the words in the ears of the people, and all the people lift up their voice and weep;
5and lo, Saul hath come after the herd out of the field, and Saul saith, ‘What — to the people, that they weep?’ and they recount to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
6And the Spirit of God doth prosper over Saul, in his hearing these words, and his anger burneth greatly,
7and he taketh a couple of oxen, and cutteth them in pieces, and sendeth through all the border of Israel, by the hand of the messengers, saying, ‘He who is not coming out after Saul and after Samuel — thus it is done to his oxen;’ and the fear of Jehovah falleth on the people, and they come out as one man.
8And he inspecteth them in Bezek, and the sons of Israel are three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9And they say to the messengers who are coming, ‘Thus do ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye have safety — by the heat of the sun;’ and the messengers come and declare to the men of Jabesh, and they rejoice;
10and the men of Jabesh say [to the Ammonites], ‘To-morrow we come out unto you, and ye have done to us according to all that [is] good in your eyes.’
11And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Saul putteth the people in three detachments, and they come into the midst of the camp in the morning-watch, and smite Ammon till the heat of the day; and it cometh to pass that those left are scattered, and there have not been left of them two together.
12And the people say unto Samuel, ‘Who is he that saith, Saul doth reign over us! give ye up the men, and we put them to death.’
13And Saul saith, ‘There is no man put to death on this day, for to-day hath Jehovah wrought salvation in Israel.’
14And Samuel saith unto the people, ‘Come and we go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there;’
15and all the people go to Gilgal, and cause Saul to reign there before Jehovah in Gilgal, and sacrifice there sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah, and there Saul rejoiceth — and all the men of Israel — very greatly.
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1 Samuel 11
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Saul’s First Victory
1Now Nahash the Ammonite marched up and encamped against Jabesh-gilead. Then all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
2But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “Only on this condition will I make a treaty with you—by gouging out the right eye of every one of you, thus I will bring disgrace on all Israel.”
3So the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days’ respite, so we may send messengers throughout all the territory of Israel. If no one comes to deliver us, we will surrender to you.”
4When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
5Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, so Saul asked, “Why are the people weeping?” Then they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
6Then the Ruach of God suddenly rushed upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger blazed.
7So he took a pair of oxen, cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so will it be done to his oxen.” So the dread of Adonai fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
8He numbered them in Bezek, and Bnei-Yisrael were 300,000 and the men of Judah 30,000.
9So they said to the messengers who came, “Thus will you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will have deliverance.” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.
10Then the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will surrender to you and you can do to us whatever seems good to you.”
11So it was on the following day that Saul divided the people into three columns; they penetrated into the midst of the camp at the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of day. It came about that the survivors were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12Then the people said to Samuel, “Who was it who said, ‘Should Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, so we may put them to death.”
13But Saul replied, “No man will be put to death this day, for today Adonai has brought deliverance to Israel.”
14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal and reaffirm the kingdom there.”
15So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before Adonai in Gilgal. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before Adonai, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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