1 Samuel 11:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 11:10

8 When he numbered them in ^aBezek, the children ^bof Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9 And they said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ ” Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.

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.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 11:10

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American Standard Version
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

Amplified® Bible
So the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us all that seems good to you.

Contemporary English Version
So they told the Ammonites, "We will surrender to you tomorrow, and then you can do whatever you want to."

Darby English Version
And the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye may do with us according to all that is good in your sight.

Good News Bible
and said to Nahash, "Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do with us whatever you wish."

King James Version
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

New American Standard Bible
Then the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you."

New International Version
They said to the Ammonites, "Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever seems good to you."

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you."

Revised Standard Version
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you."

Young's Literal Translation
and the men of Jabesh say `to the Ammonites', `To-morrow we come out unto you, and ye have done to us according to all that `is' good in your eyes.'

New English Translation
The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you¹ and you can do with us whatever you wish.”²

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