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1 Samuel 11:10-12
New English Translation
1 Samuel 11:10-12
New English Translation
10 The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you[a] and you can do with us whatever you wish.”[b]
11 The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them[c] down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.
Saul Is Established as King
12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who were the ones asking, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”
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- 1 Samuel 11:10 tn The second masculine plural forms in this quotation indicate that Nahash and his army are addressed.
- 1 Samuel 11:10 tn Heb “according to all that is good in your eyes.”
- 1 Samuel 11:11 tn Heb “Ammon.” By metonymy the name “Ammon” is used collectively for the soldiers in the Ammonite army.
1 Samuel 11:10-12
New International Version
1 Samuel 11:10-12
New International Version
10 They said to the Ammonites, “Tomorrow we will surrender(A) to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.”
11 The next day Saul separated his men into three divisions;(B) during the last watch of the night they broke into the camp of the Ammonites(C) and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
Saul Confirmed as King
12 The people then said to Samuel, “Who(D) was it that asked, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Turn these men over to us so that we may put them to death.”
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