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1 Samuel 11:6

Saul
The Holy SpiritAnger

4 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.

5 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.

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

7 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.

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

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BSB
When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
KJV
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
WEB
God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.
ASV
And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
DARBY
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
BLB
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
ÅB
Da Saul hørte dette, kom Guds Ånd over ham, og hans vrede ble opptent høylig.
OTB
Da kom Guds Ånd mektig over Saul da han hørte disse ordene, og hans sinne brant sterkt.
B1930
Da Saul hørte dette, kom Guds Ånd over ham, og hans vrede optendtes høilig.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 10:10

    And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

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  • Judges 6:34

    But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him.

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  • Judges 3:10

    And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:13

    Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

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  • Judges 13:25

    And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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  • Judges 14:6

    And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

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  • Judges 11:29

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

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  • Ephesians 4:26

    Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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