American Standard Version
1 Samuel 11:4
4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
1 Samuel 11:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
- New International Version (NIV)When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported these terms to the people, they all wept aloud.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
Context of 1 Samuel 11:4
2And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. 3And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee. Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
Read all of 1 Samuel 111 Samuel 11:4 word by word
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת שָׁא֔וּל וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
- Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- liftedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:4
- 1 Samuel 10:26And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.
- 1 Samuel 14:2And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
- 1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- 2 Samuel 21:6let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them.
- 1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
- Judges 2:4And it came to pass, when the angel of Jehovah spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
- Judges 21:2And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
- Hebrews 13:3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Then came the messengers to Gibeah - It does not appear that the people of Jabesh-gilead knew any thing of Saul's appointment to the kingdom, for the message is not directed to him but to the people. The people lifted up their voices and wept - They saw no hope of deliverance, and they expected that their reproach would be laid on all Israel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They came to Gibeah on account of the connection between the Benjamites and the people of Jabesh 1 Samuel 11:5 shows how completely he was still in a private and humble station.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Saul showed he could lead by handling opposition and saving the town of Jabesh-gilead.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel--a curious proof of the general dissatisfaction that prevailed as to the appointment of Saul. Those Gileadites deemed him capable neither of advising nor succoring them; and even in his own town the appeal was made to the people--not to the prince. 1Sa 11:5-11. They Send to Saul, and Are Delivered.Read the comment
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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
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