1 Samuel 11:13

And Saul says, “There is no man put to death on this day, for today YHWH has worked salvation in Israel.”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

In Context

12And the people say to Samuel, “Who is he that says, Saul reigns over us? Give up the men, and we put them to death.”

14And Samuel says to the people, “Come and we go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there”;

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Cross References

Exodus 14:30and YHWH saves Israel out of the hand of the Egyptians in that day, and Israel sees the Egyptians dead on the seashore,

1 Samuel 19:5indeed, he puts his life in his hand, and strikes the Philistine, and YHWH works a great salvation for all Israel; you have seen, and rejoice, and why do you sin against innocent blood, to put David to death for nothing?”

2 Samuel 19:23And the king says to Shimei, “You do not die”; and the king swears to him.

Isaiah 59:16And He sees that there is no man, || And is astonished that there is no intercessor, || And His own arm gives salvation to Him, || And His righteousness—it sustained Him.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 11:13-15

Sacrifices Offered to God. ( b. c. 1069.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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