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World English Bible

1 Samuel 11 (WEBP)

[1] 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.”
[2] Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonor all Israel.”
[3] The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.”
[4] Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people, then all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
[5] 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.
[6] God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.
[7] He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, then sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever doesn’t come out 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.
[8] He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
[9] They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
[10] 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.”
[11] On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
[12] The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!”
[13] Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”
[14] Then Samuel said to the people, “Come! Let’s go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.”
[15] All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 11 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[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.
[6] 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.
[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. ()
[10] 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. ()
[13] And Saul said, () There shall not a man be put to death () this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought () salvation in Israel.
[14] Then said () Samuel to the people, Come, () and let us go () to Gilgal, and renew () the kingdom there.
[15] 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.

1 Samuel 11:3 Heb. forbear us
1 Samuel 11:7 Heb. as one man
1 Samuel 11:9 Or, deliverance

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 11 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενηθη ως μετα μηνα και ανεβη ναας ο αμμανιτης και παρεμβαλλει επι ιαβις γαλααδ και ειπον παντες οι ανδρες ιαβις προς ναας τον αμμανιτην διαθου ημιν διαθηκην και δουλευσομεν σοι
[2] και ειπεν προς αυτους ναας ο αμμανιτης εν ταυτη διαθησομαι υμιν διαθηκην εν τω εξορυξαι υμων παντα οφθαλμον δεξιον και θησομαι ονειδος επι ισραηλ
[3] και λεγουσιν αυτω οι ανδρες ιαβις ανες ημιν επτα ημερας και αποστελουμεν αγγελους εις παν οριον ισραηλ εαν μη η ο σωζων ημας εξελευσομεθα προς υμας
[4] και ερχονται οι αγγελοι εις γαβαα προς σαουλ και λαλουσιν τους λογους εις τα ωτα του λαου και ηραν πας ο λαος την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν
[5] και ιδου σαουλ ηρχετο μετα το πρωι εξ αγρου και ειπεν σαουλ τι οτι κλαιει ο λαος και διηγουνται αυτω τα ρηματα των υιων ιαβις
[6] και εφηλατο πνευμα κυριου επι σαουλ ως ηκουσεν τα ρηματα ταυτα και εθυμωθη επ αυτους οργη αυτου σφοδρα
[7] και ελαβεν δυο βοας και εμελισεν αυτας και απεστειλεν εις παν οριον ισραηλ εν χειρι αγγελων λεγων ος ουκ εστιν εκπορευομενος οπισω σαουλ και οπισω σαμουηλ κατα ταδε ποιησουσιν τοις βουσιν αυτου και επηλθεν εκστασις κυριου επι τον λαον ισραηλ και εβοησαν ως ανηρ εις
[8] και επισκεπτεται αυτους αβιεζεκ εν βαμα παν ανδρα ισραηλ εξακοσιας χιλιαδας και ανδρας ιουδα εβδομηκοντα χιλιαδας
[9] και ειπεν τοις αγγελοις τοις ερχομενοις ταδε ερειτε τοις ανδρασιν ιαβις αυριον υμιν η σωτηρια διαθερμαναντος του ηλιου και ηλθον οι αγγελοι εις την πολιν και απαγγελλουσιν τοις ανδρασιν ιαβις και ευφρανθησαν
[10] και ειπαν οι ανδρες ιαβις προς ναας τον αμμανιτην αυριον εξελευσομεθα προς υμας και ποιησετε ημιν το αγαθον ενωπιον υμων
[11] και εγενηθη μετα την αυριον και εθετο σαουλ τον λαον εις τρεις αρχας και εισπορευονται μεσον της παρεμβολης εν φυλακη τη πρωινη και ετυπτον τους υιους αμμων εως διεθερμανθη η ημερα και εγενηθησαν οι υπολελειμμενοι διεσπαρησαν και ουχ υπελειφθησαν εν αυτοις δυο κατα το αυτο
[12] και ειπεν ο λαος προς σαμουηλ τις ο ειπας οτι σαουλ ου βασιλευσει ημων παραδος τους ανδρας και θανατωσομεν αυτους
[13] και ειπεν σαουλ ουκ αποθανειται ουδεις εν τη ημερα ταυτη οτι σημερον κυριος εποιησεν σωτηριαν εν ισραηλ
[14] και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς τον λαον λεγων πορευθωμεν εις γαλγαλα και εγκαινισωμεν εκει την βασιλειαν
[15] και επορευθη πας ο λαος εις γαλγαλα και εχρισεν σαμουηλ εκει τον σαουλ εις βασιλεα ενωπιον κυριου εν γαλγαλοις και εθυσεν εκει θυσιας και ειρηνικας ενωπιον κυριου και ευφρανθη σαμουηλ και πας ισραηλ ωστε λιαν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.