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1 Samuel 11
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Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh...
1.
And Nahash the Ammonite came up and camped against Yabesh Gil`ad. And all the men of Yabesh said to Nahash, `Make a covenant with us, and we shall serve you.`
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2.
Then Nahash the Ammonite answered them, 'For this I make a covenant with you, that I dig out all your right eyes, and I shall bring reproach on all Yisra'el.'
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.
3.
And the elders of Yabesh said to him, 'Leave us alone for seven days, so that we send messengers to all the borders of Yisra'el. And then, if there is no one to save us, we shall come out to you.'
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if [there be] no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
4.
And the messengers came to Gib'ah of Sha'ul and spoke the words in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
5.
And look, Sha'ul was coming behind the herd from the field. And Sha'ul said, 'Why are the people weeping?' And they related to him the words of the men of Yabesh.
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
6.
And the Spirit of Elohim came upon Sha'ul mightily as he heard these words, and his displeasure burned greatly.
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7.
And he took a yoke of cattle and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the border of Yisra'el by the hands of messengers, saying, 'Whoever does not go out with Sha'ul and Shemu'el to battle, let this be done to his cattle.' And the fear of YHWH fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent [them] throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
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And he mustered them in Bezeq, and the children of Yisra'el were three hundred thousand, and the men of Yehudah thirty thousand.
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9.
And they said to the messengers who came, 'Say this to the men of Yabesh Gil'ad, 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.'' Then the messengers came and informed the men of Yabesh, and they rejoiced.
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by [that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10.
So the men of Yabesh said, 'Tomorrow we come out to you, and you shall do to us whatever seems good to you.'
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
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And it came to be, on the next day, that Sha'ul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and smote Ammon until the heat of the day. And it came to be that those left were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
And it was [so] on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
Saul Confirmed as King...
12.
And the people said to Shemu`el, `Who said, `Shall Sha`ul reign over us?` Bring the men, so that we put them to death.`
And the people said unto Samuel, Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
13.
But Sha'ul said, 'No man is put to death this day, for today YHWH has wrought deliverance in Yisra'el.'
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
14.
And Shemu'el said to the people, 'Come, and let us go to Gilgal and renew the reign there.'
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
15.
And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they set up Sha'ul to reign before YHWH in Gilgal, and there they made slaughterings of peace offerings before YHWH. And there Sha'ul rejoiced, and all the men of Yisra'el, very greatly.
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 Samuel 11
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1 Samuel 11
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