1 Samuel 11:4

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

2But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “I will make it with you on this condition, that I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you, thus I will make it a reproach on all Israel.” 3The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Let us alone for seven days, that we may send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to deliver us, we will come out to you.” Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, and he said, “What is the matter with the people that they weep?” So they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

1 Samuel 11:4 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת שָׁא֔וּל וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then the messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• and spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• in the hearingאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• liftedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• up their voicesקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:4

• 1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his house at Gibeah; and the valiant men whose hearts God had touched went with him.
• 1 Samuel 14:2Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron. And the people who were with him were about six hundred men,
• 1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
• 2 Samuel 21:6let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we will hang them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.”
• 1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
• Judges 2:4When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
• Judges 21:2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
• Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
• 1 Corinthians 12:26And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
• Hebrews 13:3Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 11:4

• Decision
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Nahash

In the dictionaries

• Gibeah
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Nahash
• Renew
• Samuel, Books of
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Arimathaea
• Jonathan (2)
• Judah, Kingdom of

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