1 Samuel 11

1 ♥ 📝 T hen Nahash^H5176 the Ammonite^H5984 came up,^H5927 and encamped^H2583 against Jabesh-gilead:^H3003 and all the men^H582 of Jabesh^H3003 said^H559 unto Nahash,^H5176 Make^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with us, and we will serve^H5647 thee.

2 ♥ 📝 And Nahash^H5176 the Ammonite^H5984 said^H559 unto them, On this^H2063 condition will I make^H3772 it with you, that all your right^H3225 eyes^H5869 be put out;^H5365 and I will lay^H7760 it for a reproach^H2781 upon all Israel.^H3478

3 ♥ 📝 And the elders^H2205 of Jabesh^H3003 said^H559 unto him, Give us seven^H7651 days'^H3117 respite,^H7503 that we may send^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto all the borders^H1366 of Israel;^H3478 and then, if there be none to save^H3467 us, we will come out^H3318 to thee.

4 ♥ 📝 Then came^H935 the messengers^H4397 to Gibeah^H1390 of Saul,^H7586 and spake^H1696 these words^H1697 in the ears^H241 of the people:^H5971 and all the people^H5971 lifted up^H5375 their voice,^H6963 and wept.^H1058

5 ♥ 📝 And, behold, Saul^H7586 came^H935 following^H310 the oxen^H1241 out of the field;^H7704 and Saul^H7586 said,^H559 What aileth the people^H5971 that they weep?^H1058 And they told^H5608 him the words^H1697 of the men^H582 of Jabesh.^H3003

6 ♥ 📝 And the Spirit^H7307 of God^H430 came^H6743 mightily upon Saul^H7586 when he heard^H8085 those words,^H1697 and his anger^H639 was kindled^H2734 greatly.^H3966

7 ♥ 📝 And he took^H3947 a yoke^H6776 of oxen,^H1241 and cut them in pieces,^H5408 and sent^H7971 them throughout all the borders^H1366 of Israel^H3478 by the hand^H3027 of messengers,^H4397 saying,^H559 Whosoever cometh not forth^H3318 after^H310 Saul^H7586 and after^H310 Samuel,^H8050 so shall it be done^H6213 unto his oxen.^H1241 And the dread^H6343 of Jehovah^H3068 fell^H5307 on the people,^H5971 and they came out^H3318 as one^H259 man.^H376

8 ♥ 📝 And he numbered^H6485 them in Bezek;^H966 and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were three^H7969 hundred^H3967 thousand,^H505 and the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 thirty^H7970 thousand.^H505

9 ♥ 📝 And they said^H559 unto the messengers^H4397 that came,^H935 Thus shall ye say^H559 unto the men^H376 of Jabesh-gilead,^H3003 To-morrow,^H4279 by the time the sun^H8121 is hot,^H2527 ye shall have deliverance.^H8668 And the messengers^H4397 came^H935 and told^H5046 the men^H582 of Jabesh;^H3003 and they were glad.^H8055

10 ♥ 📝 Therefore the men^H582 of Jabesh^H3003 said,^H559 To-morrow^H4279 we will come out^H3318 unto you, and ye shall do^H6213 with us all that seemeth^H5869 good^H2896 unto you.

11 ♥ 📝 And it was so on the morrow,^H4283 that Saul^H7586 put^H7760 the people^H5971 in three^H7969 companies;^H7218 and they came^H935 into the midst^H8432 of the camp^H4264 in the morning^H1242 watch,^H821 and smote^H5221 the Ammonites^H5983 until the heat^H2527 of the day:^H3117 and it came to pass, that they that remained^H7604 were scattered,^H6327 so that not two^H8147 of them were left^H7604 together.^H3162

12 ♥ 📝 And the people^H5971 said^H559 unto Samuel,^H8050 Who is he that said,^H559 Shall Saul^H7586 reign^H4427 over us? bring^H5414 the men,^H582 that we may put them to death.^H4191

13 ♥ 📝 And Saul^H7586 said,^H559 There shall not a man^H376 be put to death^H4191 this day;^H3117 for to-day^H3117 Jehovah^H3068 hath wrought^H6213 deliverance^H8668 in Israel.^H3478

14 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Samuel^H8050 to the people,^H5971 Come,^H3212 and let us go^H3212 to Gilgal,^H1537 and renew^H2318 the kingdom^H4410 there.

15 ♥ 📝 And all the people^H5971 went^H3212 to Gilgal;^H1537 and there they made Saul^H7586 king^H4427 before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 in Gilgal;^H1537 and there they offered^H2076 sacrifices^H2077 of peace-offerings^H8002 before^H6440 Jehovah;^H3068 and there Saul^H7586 and all the men^H582 of Israel^H3478 rejoiced^H8055 greatly.^H3966