1 Then Nahash 5176 the Ammonite 5984 came up 5927, and encamped 2583 against Jabeshgilead 3003 1568: and all the men 582 of Jabesh 3003 said 559 unto Nahash 5176, Make 3772 a covenant 1285 with us, and we will serve 5647 thee.
2 And Nahash 5176 the Ammonite 5984 answered 559 them, On this 2063 condition will I make 3772 a covenant with you, that I may thrust out 5365 all your right 3225 eyes 5869, and lay 7760 it for a reproach 2781 upon all Israel 3478.
3 And the elders 2205 of Jabesh 3003 said 559 unto him, Give us seven 7651 days 3117' respite 7503, that we may send 7971 messengers 4397 unto all the coasts 1366 of Israel 3478: and then, if there be no man to save 3467 us, we will come out 3318 to thee.
4 Then came 935 the messengers 4397 to Gibeah 1390 of Saul 7586, and told 1696 the tidings 1697 in the ears 241 of the people 5971: and all the people 5971 lifted up 5375 their voices 6963, and wept 1058.
5 And, behold, Saul 7586 came 935 after 310 the herd 1241 out of the field 7704; and Saul 7586 said 559, What aileth the people 5971 that they weep 1058? And they told 5608 him the tidings 1697 of the men 582 of Jabesh 3003.
6 And the Spirit 7307 of God 430 came 6743 upon Saul 7586 when he heard 8085 those tidings 1697, and his anger 639 was kindled 2734 greatly 3966.
7 And he took 3947 a yoke 6776 of oxen 1241, and hewed them in pieces 5408, and sent 7971 them throughout all the coasts 1366 of Israel 3478 by the hands 3027 of messengers 4397, saying 559, Whosoever cometh not forth 3318 after 310 Saul 7586 and after 310 Samuel 8050, so shall it be done 6213 unto his oxen 1241. And the fear 6343 of the LORD 3068 fell 5307 on the people 5971, and they came out 3318 with one 259 consent 376.
8 And when he numbered 6485 them in Bezek 966, the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were three 7969 hundred 3967 thousand 505, and the men 376 of Judah 3063 thirty 7970 thousand 505.
9 And they said 559 unto the messengers 4397 that came 935, Thus shall ye say 559 unto the men 376 of Jabeshgilead 3003 1568, To morrow 4279, by that time the sun 8121 be hot 2527, ye shall have help 8668. And the messengers 4397 came 935 and shewed 5046 it to the men 582 of Jabesh 3003; and they were glad 8055.
10 Therefore the men 582 of Jabesh 3003 said 559, To morrow 4279 we will come out 3318 unto you, and ye shall do 6213 with us all that seemeth 5869 good 2896 unto you.
11 And it was so on the morrow 4283, that Saul 7586 put 7760 the people 5971 in three 7969 companies 7218; and they came 935 into the midst 8432 of the host 4264 in the morning 1242 watch 821, and slew 5221 the Ammonites 5983 until the heat 2527 of the day 3117: and it came to pass, that they which remained 7604 were scattered 6327, so that two 8147 of them were not left 7604 together 3162.
12 And the people 5971 said 559 unto Samuel 8050, Who is he that said 559, Shall Saul 7586 reign 4427 over us? bring 5414 the men 582, that we may put them to death 4191.
13 And Saul 7586 said 559, There shall not a man 376 be put to death 4191 this day 3117: for to day 3117 the LORD 3068 hath wrought 6213 salvation 8668 in Israel 3478.
14 Then said 559 Samuel 8050 to the people 5971, Come 3212, and let us go 3212 to Gilgal 1537, and renew 2318 the kingdom 4410 there.
15 And all the people 5971 went 3212 to Gilgal 1537; and there they made Saul 7586 king 4427 before 6440 the LORD 3068 in Gilgal 1537; and there they sacrificed 2076 sacrifices 2077 of peace offerings 8002 before 6440 the LORD 3068; and there Saul 7586 and all the men 582 of Israel 3478 rejoiced 8055 greatly 3966.