Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 11:8
8Saul counted them at Bezek. There were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men from Judah.
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
6When Saul heard these words, the Spirit of God suddenly came powerfully on him, and his anger burned furiously. 7He took a team of oxen, cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by messengers who said, “This is what will be done to the ox of anyone who doesn’t march behind Saul and Samuel.” As a result, the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they went out united. Saul counted them at Bezek. There were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men from Judah. 9He told the messengers who had come, “Tell this to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” So the messengers told the men of Jabesh, and they rejoiced. 10Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do whatever you want to us.”
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
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 1:4When Judah attacked, the Lord handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They struck down ten thousand men in Bezek.
- 1 Samuel 13:15Then Samuel went from Gilgal to Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul registered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
- 1 Samuel 15:4Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah.
- 2 Samuel 24:9Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were eight hundred thousand valiant armed men from Israel and five hundred thousand men from Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. 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
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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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