1 Samuel 11:12

And the people said to Samuel, Who has said that Saul shall not reign over us? Give up the men, and we will put them to death.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

11And it came to pass on the morrow, that Saul divided the people into three companies, and they go into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and they smote the children of Ammon until the day was hot; and it came to pass that those who were left were scattered, and there were not left among them two together.

13And Saul said, No man shall die this day, for today the Lord has wrought deliverance in Israel.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:27But evil men said, Who is this man that shall save us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts.

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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