Verse 2
1 Samuel 11:2
New Living Translation
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“All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם נָחָשׁ֙ הָ/עַמּוֹנִ֔י בְּ/זֹאת֙ אֶכְרֹ֣ת לָ/כֶ֔ם בִּ/נְק֥וֹר לָ/כֶ֖ם כָּל עֵ֣ין יָמִ֑ין וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֥י/הָ חֶרְפָּ֖ה עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And he said to them, "By this, I will make a covenant with you, to cut off every right eye, and I will bring reproach upon all Israel."
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Chapter 11 Context
1
About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead....
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2
“All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of...
3
“Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!” replied the elders of Jabesh. “If no one...
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4
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke in...
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5
Saul had been plowing a field with his oxen, and when he returned to town, he asked, “What’s the mat...
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6
Then the Spirit of God (Elohim) came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry.
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7
He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel wi...
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8
When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men f...
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9
So Saul sent the messengers back to Jabesh-gilead to say, “We will rescue you by noontime tomorrow!”...
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10
The men of Jabesh then told their enemies, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you can do to us w...
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11
But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He l...
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12
Then the people exclaimed to Samuel, “Now where are those men who said, ‘Why should Saul rule over u...
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13
But Saul replied, “No one will be executed today, for today the LORD has rescued Israel!”
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14
Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us all go to Gilgal to renew the kingdom.”
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15
So they all went to Gilgal, and in a solemn ceremony before the LORD they made Saul king. Then they...
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