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1 Samuel 11:8

IsraelJudahBezek

6 When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.

7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.

And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.

9 So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.

10 Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”

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BSB
And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
KJV
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
WEB
He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
ASV
And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
DARBY
And he numbered them in Bezek, and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
BLB
And he numbered them in Bezek, and the sons of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
ÅB
Han mønstret dem i Besek, og Israels barn var tre hundre tusen, og Judas menn tretti tusen.
OTB
Da han mønstret dem ved Bezek, var Israels sønner tre hundre tusen, og Judas menn tretti tusen.
B1930
Han mønstret dem i Besek, og Israels barn var tre hundre tusen, og Judas menn tretti tusen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Judges 1:4–5

    When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:9

    And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:12–19

    Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

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  • 1 Samuel 13:15

    Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:4

    So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

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  • Judges 20:2

    The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.

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