1 Samuel 11:8

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 Living Translation (NLT)When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah.

Context of 1 Samuel 11:8

6Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. 7So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.” And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. When he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9And 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. 10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you.”

1 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 1:4Then Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they killed ten thousand men at Bezek.
• 1 Samuel 13:15Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people present with him, about six hundred men.
• 1 Samuel 15:4So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
• 2 Samuel 24:9Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king. And there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 11:8

• Armies
• Bezek
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Judah
• Nahash

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Judah
• Children of Israel
• Bezek
• 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