1 SAMUEL Chapter 11 (GNB)
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About a month later King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the town of
Jabesh in the territory of Gilead and besieged it. The men of Jabesh said to
Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will accept you as our ruler."
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Nahash answered, "I will make a treaty with you on one condition: I will
put out everyone's right eye and so bring disgrace on all Israel."
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The leaders of Jabesh said, "Give us seven days to send messengers
throughout the land of Israel. If no one will help us, then we will surrender
to you."
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The messengers arrived at Gibeah, where Saul lived, and when they told the
news, the people started crying in despair.
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Saul was just then coming in from the field with his oxen, and he asked,
"What's wrong? Why is everyone crying?" They told him what the
messengers from Jabesh had reported.
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When Saul heard this, the spirit of God took control of him, and he became
furious.
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He took two oxen, cut them in pieces, and had messengers carry the pieces
throughout the land of Israel with this warning: "Whoever does not follow
Saul and Samuel into battle will have this done to his oxen!" The people
of Israel were afraid of what the LORD might do, and all of them, without
exception, came out together.
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Saul gathered them at Bezek: there were 300,000 from Israel and 30,000 from
Judah.
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They said to the messengers from Jabesh, "Tell your people that before
noon tomorrow they will be rescued." When the people of Jabesh received
the message, they were overjoyed
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and said to Nahash, "Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do
with us whatever you wish."
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That night Saul divided his men into three groups, and at dawn the next day
they rushed into the enemy camp and attacked the Ammonites. By noon they had
slaughtered them. The survivors scattered, each man running off by himself.
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Then the people of Israel said to Samuel, "Where are the people who said
that Saul should not be our king? Hand them over to us, and we will kill
them!"
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But Saul said, "No one will be put to death today, for this is the day the
LORD rescued Israel."
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And Samuel said to them, "Let us all go to Gilgal and once more proclaim
Saul as our king."
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So they all went to Gilgal, and there at the holy place they proclaimed Saul
king. They offered fellowship sacrifices, and Saul and all the people of Israel
celebrated the event.
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