1 Samuel 11:10
8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 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.
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.
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye may do with us according to all that is good in your sight.
- BLB
- And the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you⁺, and you⁺ may do with us whatever seems good to you⁺.”
- ÅB
- og de sa [til ammonittene]: Imorgen vil vi overgi oss til dere, så kan dere gjøre med oss aldeles som dere finner for godt!
- OTB
- Da sa mennene i Jabesj: «I morgen vil vi presentere oss for dere, og dere kan gjøre med oss hva dere finner passende.»
- B1930
- og de sa [til ammonittene]: Imorgen vil vi overgi oss til eder, så kan I gjøre med oss aldeles som I finner for godt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 11:2–3
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.
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