1 Samuel 11:9-15
New King James Version
9 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. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you.”
11 So it was, on the next day, that (A)Saul put the people (B)in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and killed Ammonites until the heat of the day. And it happened that those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12 Then the people said to Samuel, (C)“Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ (D)Bring the men, that we may put them to death.”
13 But Saul said, (E)“Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today (F)the Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel.”
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go (G)to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.” 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (H)before the Lord in Gilgal. (I)There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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1 Samuel 11:9-15
English Standard Version
9 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 (A)salvation.’” When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, (B)“Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.” 11 (C)And the next day Saul put the people (D)in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
The Kingdom Is Renewed
12 Then the people said to Samuel, (E)“Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ (F)Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” 13 But Saul said, (G)“Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today (H)the Lord has worked (I)salvation in Israel.” 14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom.” 15 So all the people went to (J)Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (K)before the Lord in Gilgal. There (L)they sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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1 Samuel 11:9-15
King James Version
9 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, 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.
10 Therefore 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.
11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
13 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.
14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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1 Samuel 11:9-15
New American Standard Bible
9 They said to the messengers who had come, “This is what you shall say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be saved.’” So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh; and they rejoiced. 10 Then the men of Jabesh said, “(A)Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good [a]to you.” 11 The next morning Saul put the people (B)in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp at the morning watch, and struck and killed the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12 Then the people said to Samuel, “(C)Who is he that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ [b](D)Bring the men, so that we may put them to death!” 13 But Saul said, “(E)Not a single person shall be put to death this day, for today (F)the Lord has brought about [c]victory in Israel.”
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to (G)Gilgal and (H)renew the kingdom there.” 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (I)before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also (J)offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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