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1 Samuel 11:1

NahashJabeshJabesh-gilead
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.”

2 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.”

3 “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.”

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And 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 thee.
BLB
And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make with us a covenant, and we will serve you.”
ÅB
Så dro ammonitten Nahas opp og kringsatte Jabes i Gilead, og alle Jabes' menn sa til Nahas: Gjør fred med oss, så vil vi tjene deg.
OTB
Da kom Nahas, ammonitten, opp og beleiret Jabesj i Gilead. Og alle mennene i Jabesj sa til Nahas: «Gjør en pakt med oss, så skal vi tjene deg.»
B1930
Så drog ammonitten Nahas op og kringsatte Jabes i Gilead, og alle Jabes' menn sa til Nahas: Gjør fred med oss, så vil vi tjene dig.

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  • 1 Samuel 12:12

    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

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  • Ezekiel 17:13

    He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

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  • 1 Kings 20:34

    Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

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  • Judges 21:8

    So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.

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  • Genesis 26:28

    “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you

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  • Exodus 23:32

    You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

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  • Job 41:4

    Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

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  • Deuteronomy 23:3

    No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.

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