1 Samuel 11:9

1 Samuel 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
• New International Version (NIV)They told the messengers who had come, “Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.’ ” When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they said to the messengers who had come, "Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have salvation.'" When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ ” Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.

Context of 1 Samuel 11:9

7He killed two of his oxen. He cut their bodies into pieces. He sent men with the pieces to all the towns in Israel. In each town, the men said, ‘Everyone must join Saul and Samuel to fight in their army. If you do not agree to join them, they will cut up your oxen just like this!’ The people became very afraid of what the Lord would do. So they all came together as one army. 8They met together at Bezek. Saul counted 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah. Saul said to the men who had brought the news from Jabesh, ‘Return to Jabesh. Tell the people, “We will come to rescue you tomorrow, before midday.” ’ So the men took the message to the people in Jabesh. The people were very happy. 10The men there said to Nahash, ‘Tomorrow we will come out of the town to you. Then you can do anything that you want to us.’ 11Early the next day, Saul put his soldiers into three groups. At dawn, they attacked the camp of the Ammonite soldiers. The Israelite soldiers continued to kill the Ammonites until midday. The Ammonite soldiers who were still alive ran away in different directions. Each man ran off by himself.

1 Samuel 11:9 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ לַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים הַבָּאִ֗ים כֹּ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּן֙ לְאִישׁ֙ יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔ד מָחָ֛ר תִּהְיֶֽה־לָכֶ֥ם תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה כְּחֹ֣ם הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֗ים וַיַּגִּ֛ידוּ לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י יָבֵ֖ישׁ וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Jabesh–gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Jabesh)-gileadH1568
• of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵשׁyâbêsh yâbêysh · JabeshH3003
• To morrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• be hotחֹםchôm · heatH2527
• ye shall have helpתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: salvationH8668
• and shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• to the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of Jabeshיָבֵשׁyâbêsh yâbêysh · Jabesh (Gilead)H3003
• and they were gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:9

• Psalms 18:17Yes, he saved me from my powerful enemies. The people who hated me were too strong for me, but the Lord saved me from their power.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The distance from Bezek to Jabesh-Gilead would perhaps be about twenty miles.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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 11:9

• Jabesh-Gilead
• Nahash

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Jabesh
• Nahash
• Renew
• Samuel, Books of
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Arimathaea
• Jonathan (2)

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