1 Samuel 11 - Study the King James Bible

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

Nahash: In the Vulgate this chapter begins thus: Et factum est quasi post mensem, "And it came to pass about a month after;" which is also the reading of the principal copies of the Septuagint; and is also found in Josephus, though it appears to be of little authority. 1 Samuel 12:12, Judges 10:7, Judges 11:8-33
Jabeshgilead: 1 Samuel 31:11-13, Judges 21:8, 10-25
Make: Genesis 26:28, Exodus 23:32, Deuteronomy 23:3, 1 Kings 20:34, Job 41:4, Isaiah 36:16, Ezekiel 17:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:38 - children 1 Samuel 17:9 - and serve us 2 Samuel 10:1 - king 2 Samuel 10:2 - Nahash 2 Samuel 17:27 - the son of Nahash 1 Chronicles 10:11 - when 1 Chronicles 19:1 - Nahash 2 Chronicles 26:8 - the Ammonites Jeremiah 40:14 - Ammonites Jeremiah 49:1 - their king Amos 1:13 - and for

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.

On this: 2 Kings 18:31
thrust: Judges 16:21, Exodus 3:6, Proverbs 12:10, Jeremiah 39:7
reproach: 1 Samuel 17:26, Genesis 34:14
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 11:10 - To morrow 1 Samuel 11:11 - slew 1 Samuel 12:12 - Nahash 1 Chronicles 19:1 - Nahash Nehemiah 2:17 - a reproach Nehemiah 4:7 - the Ammonites Amos 1:13 - and for

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.

Give us: Heb. Forbear us
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 11:10 - To morrow Isaiah 36:16 - come out

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.

to Gibeah: 1 Samuel 10:26, 1 Samuel 14:2, 1 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 21:6
lifted up: 1 Samuel 30:4, Judges 2:4, Judges 21:2, Romans 12:15, 1 Corinthians 12:26, Galatians 6:2, Hebrews 13:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:27 - a wolf 1 Chronicles 12:3 - Gibeathite Esther 4:3 - great mourning Job 2:12 - their voice Isaiah 10:29 - Gibeah

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.

after the herd: 1 Samuel 9:1, 1 Kings 19:19, Psalms 78:71
What aileth: Genesis 21:17, Judges 18:23, Isaiah 22:1
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 6:14 - offered 1 Samuel 21:7 - herdmen

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

Spirit of God: 1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 16:13, Judges 3:10, Judges 6:34, Judges 11:29, Judges 13:25, Judges 14:6
his anger: Exodus 32:19, Numbers 12:3, Mark 3:5, Ephesians 4:26
Reciprocal: Judges 11:5 - to fetch Judges 14:19 - the Spirit 1 Samuel 16:14 - the Spirit 1 Samuel 20:13 - he hath been with my father Psalms 36:3 - he hath

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.

he took: The sending the pieces of the oxen was an act similar to that of the Levite - see note on Judges 19:29. An eminent Scotch writer describes the rites, incantations, and imprecations used prior to the fiery cross being circulated, to summon the rough warriors of ancient times to the service of their chief; and he alludes to this ancient custom, which in comparatively modern times, has been practised in Scotland; and proves that a similar punishment of death, or destruction of their houses, for disobeying the summons, was inflicted by the ancient Scandinavians, as recorded by Olaus Magnus, in his History of the Goths. This bears a striking similarity to the ancient custom of the Israelites. With the Highlanders, a goat was slain; with the Israelites, an ox. The exhibition of a cross, stained with the blood of the sacrificed animal, was the summons of the former, while part of the animal, was the mandate of the latter. Disobedience in one nation was punished with the death of themselves or oxen, and burning of their dwellings in the other.
hewed: Judges 19:29
Whosoever: Judges 21:5-11
the fear: Genesis 35:5, 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 17:10
with one consent: Heb. as one man, Judges 20:1
Reciprocal: Judges 11:5 - to fetch Judges 21:10 - Go and smite Ezra 10:8 - And that whosoever

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

Bezek: Judges 1:4, Judges 1:5
the children: 1 Samuel 13:15, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Samuel 24:9, 2 Chronicles 17:12-19
Reciprocal: Judges 20:1 - as one man Judges 20:17 - four hundred 2 Kings 3:6 - numbered

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, 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.

help: or, deliverance, Psalms 18:17
Reciprocal: Joshua 10:9 - all night Joshua 11:6 - morrow 2 Kings 7:1 - To morrow Proverbs 27:17 - so

10.

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.

To morrow: 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 11:3
Reciprocal: Proverbs 27:17 - so

11.

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.

on the morrow: Genesis 22:14, Psalms 46:1
in three: Judges 7:16, Judges 9:43
morning: Exodus 14:24
slew: 1 Samuel 11:2, Judges 1:7, Matthew 7:2, James 2:13
so that two: 1 Samuel 30:17, 1 Samuel 30:18, Judges 4:16
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 13:17 - in three companies 1 Samuel 14:36 - let us not leave 1 Samuel 14:47 - Ammon 1 Samuel 25:34 - hasted Mark 6:48 - the fourth

12.

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.

Who is he: 1 Samuel 10:27, Psalms 21:8, Luke 19:27
Reciprocal: Joshua 1:18 - that doth rebel Judges 11:5 - to fetch

13.

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

There shall: 1 Samuel 14:45, 2 Samuel 19:22
the Lord: 1 Samuel 19:5, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 14:30, Psalms 44:4-8, Isaiah 59:16, 1 Corinthians 15:10
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 23:10 - the Lord Isaiah 26:18 - we have not Matthew 13:20 - anon

14.

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

let us go: 1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 10:8
renew: 1 Samuel 10:24, 1 Samuel 5:3, 1 Chronicles 12:38, 1 Chronicles 12:39
Reciprocal: Joshua 4:19 - Gilgal Joshua 10:43 - unto the camp 1 Samuel 12:1 - have made 1 Samuel 13:4 - to Gilgal 2 Samuel 19:15 - Gilgal 1 Kings 1:25 - slain

15.

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.

before the Lord: 1 Samuel 10:17
sacrificed: 1 Samuel 10:8, Exodus 24:5, 1 Chronicles 29:21-24
rejoiced greatly: 1 Samuel 8:19, 1 Samuel 12:13-15, 1 Samuel 12:17, Hosea 13:10, Hosea 13:11, James 4:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:46 - an heap Joshua 4:19 - Gilgal Judges 11:11 - before 1 Samuel 7:17 - he built 1 Samuel 13:4 - to Gilgal 1 Samuel 31:6 - General 2 Samuel 5:3 - made 2 Samuel 19:15 - Gilgal 1 Kings 1:25 - slain 1 Kings 1:40 - rejoiced 2 Kings 10:3 - Look even 2 Kings 21:24 - made Josiah 1 Chronicles 11:3 - David made Acts 13:21 - Saul