1 Samuel 11:12

And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direction, so that no two of them were together.

13And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:27But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect for him, they gave him no offering.

Luke 19:27And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 11:6-12

The Distress of Jabesh-Gilead; Saul Succours Jabesh-Gilead. ( b. c. 1069.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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