1 Samuel 11:8

1 Samuel 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
• New International Version (NIV)When Saul mustered them at Bezek, the men of Israel numbered three hundred thousand and those of Judah thirty thousand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

Context of 1 Samuel 11:8

6The Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and he became extremely angry. 7He took a team of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out to follow Saul and Samuel, the same shall be done to his oxen.” Then fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out [united] as one man [with one purpose]. He assembled and counted them at Bezek; and the sons of Israel numbered 300,000, and the men of Judah 30,000. 9They said to the messengers who had come, “You shall say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will have help [against the Ammonites].’ ” So the messengers came and reported this to the men of Jabesh; and they were overjoyed. 10So the men of Jabesh said [to Nahash the Ammonite], “Tomorrow we will come out to you [to surrender], and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.”

1 Samuel 11:8 word by word

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם בְּבָ֑זֶק וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶף וְאִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when he numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• them in Bezekבֶּ֫זֶקbezeq · BezekH966
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:8

• Judges 1:4Then Judah went up, and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they struck down in defeat ten thousand men at Bezek.
• 1 Samuel 13:15Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul assembled and counted the people who were still with him, [only] about six hundred [fighting] men.
• 1 Samuel 15:4So Saul summoned the people and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
• 2 Samuel 24:9And Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand - This was a vast army, but the Septuagint make it even more: "All the men of Israel were ̔ , Six Hundred thousand; and the men of Judah ̔ , Seventy thousand." Josephus goes yet higher with the number of the Israelites: "He found the number of those whom he had gathered together to be ̔ Seven Hundred thousand." Those of the tribe of Judah he makes seventy thousand…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He numbered them - This was done to see who was absent (compare Judges 21:9). Bezek has been conjectured to be the name of a district rather than of a town. Two villages retained the name in the time of Eusebius 17 miles from Nablous, on the way to Beth-shean. The children of Israel and the men of Judah - This looks like the language of later times, times perhaps subsequent to the establishment of the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Israel here…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Bezek was around 22.5 kilometers (14 miles) west of Jabesh-gilead. The narrator's use of the terms Israel and Judah hints at the later division of the kingdom (1 Kings 12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Bezek--This place of general muster was not far from Shechem, on the road to Beth-shan, and nearly opposite the ford for crossing to Jabesh-gilead. The great number on the muster-roll showed the effect of Saul's wisdom and promptitude.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 11:8

• Armies
• Bezek
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Judah
• Nahash

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Judah
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Children of Israel
• Bezek
• Nahash
• Renew

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings