Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh
Gilead
: and all the men of Jabesh said to
Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will 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
.
Nahash the Ammonite said
to
them, On this condition will I make it
with you, that all your right eyes be
put
out;
and I
will
lay it for a reproach on
all Israel.
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.
The elders of Jabesh said to
him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers to
all the borders
of Israel ;
and then, if there be none
to save us, we will 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
.
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke
these
words
in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice
, 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.
Behold, Saul came following
the oxen
out of the field; and Saul said, What ails
the people that they weep? They told him the words
of the men of Jabesh.
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.
The Spirit of God came mightily
on
Saul when he heard those words
, and his anger was kindled greatly.
And
the Spirit of God came upon
Saul when he heard those tidings
, and his anger was kindled greatly.
He took a yoke of oxen, and cut
them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders
of Israel by the hand
of messengers, saying, Whoever
doesn't
come
forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to
his oxen. The dread
of Yahweh
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
.
He numbered them in Bezek ;
and
the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
And
when
he numbered them in Bezek ,
the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
They said to
the messengers who
came, Thus shall you
tell
the men of Jabesh
Gilead
, Tomorrow
, by the
time the sun is
hot, you
shall have deliverance
. The messengers came and told
the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
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 showed
it
to
the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow
we will come out to
you, and you
shall do with us all that 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.
It was so on the next
day
, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp
in the morning watch, and struck
the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it happened
, that those
who
remained 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.
The people said to
Samuel, Who is he who
said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may 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.
Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day ;
for today
Yahweh
has
worked
deliverance
in Israel.
And
Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day :
for to
day
the
LORD
hath
wrought
salvation
in Israel.
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh
in Gilgal; and there they offered
sacrifices of peace -
offerings before Yahweh
; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced 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.
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