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1 Samuel 11 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:1 - And it came to pass about a month after this, that Naas the Ammanite went up, and encamped against Jabis Galaad: and all the men of Jabis said to Naas the Ammanite, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:2 - And Naas the Ammanite said to them, On these terms will I make a covenant with you, that I should [fn]put out all your right eyes, and I will lay a reproach upon Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:3 - And the men of Jabis say to him, Allow us seven days, and we will send messengers into all the coasts of Israel: if there should be no one to deliver us, we will come out to you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 - And the messengers came to Gabaa to Saul, and they speak the words into the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:5 - And, behold, Saul came after the early morning out of the field: and Saul said, Why does the people weep? and they tell him the words of the men of Jabis.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6 - And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled against them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:7 - And he took two cows, and cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoso comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall they do to his oxen: and a transport from the Lord came upon the people of Israel, and they [fn]came out to battle as one man.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:8 - And he reviews them at Bezec in Bama, every man of Israel six hundred thousand, and the men of Juda seventy thousand.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:9 - And he said to the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabis, To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is hot; and the messengers came to the city, and told the men of Jabis, and they rejoiced.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:10 - And the men of Jabis said to Naas the Ammanite, To-morrow we will come forth to you, and ye shall do to us what seems good in your sight.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:11 - And it came to pass [fn]on the morrow, that Saul [fn]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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:13 - And Saul said, No man shall die this day, for to-day the Lord has wrought deliverance in Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:14 - And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, Let us go to Galgala, and there renew the kingdom.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:15 - And all the people went to Galgala, and Samuel anointed Saul there to be king before the Lord in Galgala, and there he offered meat-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord: and Samuel and all Israel rejoiced exceedingly.
BES Footnotes
Lit. dig out.
Lit. cried out.
Gr. after the morrow.
Gr. put.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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