1 Samuel 11:12 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12

10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you.”

11 So it was, on the next day, that ^aSaul put the people ^bin three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and killed Ammonites until the heat of the day. And it happened that those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

12 Then the people said to Samuel, ^a“Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ ^bBring the men, that we may put them to death.”

13 But Saul said, ^a“Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today ^bthe Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel.”

14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go ^ato Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”

15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king ^abefore the Lord in Gilgal. ^bThere they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 11:12

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American Standard 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.

Amplified® Bible
The people said to Samuel, Who is he who said, Shall Saul reign over us? Bring the men, that we may put them to death.

Contemporary English Version
The Israelite soldiers went to Samuel and demanded, "Where are the men who said they didn't want Saul to be king? Bring them to us, and we will put them to death!"

Darby English Version
And the people said to Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

Good News Bible
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!"

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.

New American Standard Bible
Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is he that said, `Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death."

New International Version
The people then said to Samuel, "Who was it that asked, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring these men to us and we will put them to death."

New King James Version
Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the people said to Samuel, "Who said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death."

Revised Standard Version
Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is it that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death."

Young's Literal Translation
And the people say unto Samuel, `Who is he that saith, Saul doth reign over us! give ye up the men, and we put them to death.'

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