American Standard Version
1 Samuel 11:8
8And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
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
6And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly. 7And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man. And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 10Therefore 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.
Read all of 1 Samuel 111 Samuel 11:8 word by word
וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם בְּבָ֑זֶק וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶף וְאִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃Read the interlinear
- Bezekבֶּ֫זֶקbezeq · BezekH966
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- wereהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:8
- Judges 1:4And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
- 1 Samuel 13:15And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
- 1 Samuel 15:4And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
- 2 Samuel 24:9And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
- 2 Chronicles 17:12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
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
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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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