Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Soon
Nahash the Ammonite came
up and laid
siege
to
Jabesh-gilead .
All the men of Jabesh said
to
him
, “
Make a
treaty
with us, and we will
serve you
. ”
And
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
. '
But
Nahash the Ammonite replied
, “
I will
make
a
treaty
with you on
one
condition
, that
I
may
put
out everyone’s
right eye and bring
reproach upon
all Israel. ”
And
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. '
“Hold
off
for
seven
days,”
replied
the elders of Jabesh, “and
let us send messengers throughout
Israel .
If there is no
one
to
save
us ,
we will
surrender
to
you
. ”
And
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
. '
When
the messengers came
to Gibeah of Saul and relayed
these
words in the hearing
of the people, they
all wept
aloud.
And
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;
Just
then
Saul was
returning
from
the field, behind
his
oxen.
“
What troubles
the people ?”
asked
Saul.
“Why
are
they weeping
? ”
And they relayed
to him the words of the men from
Jabesh.
and
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.
When
Saul
heard
their
words,
the Spirit of God rushed
upon
him
, and he
burned
with
great
anger .
And
the Spirit of God doth
prosper
over
Saul
, in
his
hearing
these
words,
and his
anger burneth
greatly,
He took
a pair
of oxen, cut
them into
pieces, and sent
them
by
messengers
throughout
the land
of Israel, proclaiming,
“This
is
what
will
be
done
to
the oxen
of anyone
who does
not march
behind
Saul and Samuel .”
Then
the terror
of the
LORD
fell
upon
the people, and they turned
out as one man.
and
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.
And when
Saul
numbered
them at
Bezek, there
were
300,000
Israelites
and 30
, 000
men of Judah.
And he
inspecteth
them in
Bezek, and the
sons
of
Israel
are
three
hundred
thousand
, and
the
men of Judah thirty
thousand
.
So
they said
to the messengers who had
come
, “Tell
the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance
will
be
yours
tomorrow
by the time
the sun is
hot.’”
And when
the messengers relayed
this
to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
And
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;
Then
the men of Jabesh said
to Nahash
, “Tomorrow
we will
come out, and you
can
do
with
us whatever
seems
good
to you
. ”
and
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
. '
The next
day
Saul organized
the troops
into
three divisions
, and during
the
morning
watch
they invaded
the camp
of the Ammonites
and
slaughtered
them
, until
the hottest
part
of the day .
And the
survivors
were
so
scattered
that no
two
of them were
left
together.
And
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.
Then
the people said
to
Samuel, “
Who said
that Saul should
not
reign over us ?
Bring
those
men here
so
we can
kill
them !”
And
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.'
But
Saul ordered
, “
No one
shall
be
put to death this day, for today
the
LORD
has
worked
salvation in Israel. ”
And
Saul saith
, `There
is
no man
put to death on
this day, for to-day
hath
Jehovah
wrought
salvation in Israel. '
Then
Samuel said
to
the people, “
Come ,
let
us
go to Gilgal and renew the kingship
there .”
And
Samuel saith
unto
the people, `
Come and
we
go to Gilgal ,
and renew the kingdom
there ;'
So
all the people went
to Gilgal and confirmed
Saul as
king
in the
presence
of
the
LORD.
There they
sacrificed
peace offerings before the
LORD
, and Saul and all the Israelites
rejoiced
greatly.
and
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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