1 Samuel 11:1

Saul Saves Jabesh Gilead

1 Then ^aNahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against ^bJabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, ^c“Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”

2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, “On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring ^areproach on all Israel.”

3 Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Hold off for seven days, that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then, if there is no one to¹ save us, we will come out to you.”

4 So the messengers came ^ato Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And ^ball the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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1 Samuel 11:1

Nahash was king of the children of Ammon, as appears from I Samuel 12:12. He seems to have been connected with the family of David, since Abigail, David' s sister, was "the daughter (perhaps granddaughter) of Nahash" II Samuel 17:25; I Chronicles 2:16-17; and, perhaps, in consequence of this connection, he and his family were very friendly to David II Samuel 17:27.

Jabesh-Gilead must have been re-populated after its destruction (see marginal reference). The Ammonites and Moabites resented the possession of Gilead by the Israelites Judges 10:6-18; 11.

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