1 Samuel 11:1 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 11:1

Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

BSB

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ASV

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

KJV

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Nahash was king of the children of Ammon, as appears from 1Sa 12:12. He seems to have been connected with the family of David, since Abigail, David’s sister, was “the daughter (perhaps granddaughter) of Nahash” 2Sa 17:25; 1Ch 2:16-17; and, perhaps, in consequence of this connection, he and his family were very friendly to David 2Sa 17:27. Jabesh-Gilead must have been re-populated after its destruction (see marginal reference). The Ammonites and Moabites resented the possession of Gilead by the Israelites Jdg 10:6-18; 11.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up--Nahash ("serpent"); (see Jud 8:3). The Ammonites had long claimed the right of original possession in Gilead. Though repressed by Jephthah (Jud 11:33), they now, after ninety years, renew their pretensions; and it was the report of their threatened invasion that hastened the appointment of a king (1Sa 12:12).

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֗עַל	vai.Ya.'al	and he went up	H5927 →
נָחָשׁ֙	na.Chash	Nahash	H5176 →
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔י	ha.'a.mo.Ni	the Ammonite	H5984 →
וַיִּ֖חַן	vai.Yi.chan	and he encamped	H2583 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יָבֵ֣שׁ	ya.Vesh	Jabesh	H3003 →
גִּלְעָ֑ד	gil.'Ad	Gilead	H1568 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ	vai.Yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אַנְשֵׁ֤י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
יָבֵישׁ֙	ya.Veish	Jabesh	H3003 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
נָחָ֔שׁ	na.Chash	Nahash	H5176 →
כְּרָת־	ke.rot-	make	H3772 →
לָ֥נוּ	La.nu	to <the> us
בְרִ֖ית	ve.Rit	a covenant	H1285 →
וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃	ve.na.'av.De.ka	and we will serve you	H5647 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Genesis 26:28
“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
leads to
- Genesis 21:22–23
  At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
- Isaiah 61:9
  Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
- Genesis 21:31–32
  So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
- Genesis 39:5
  From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned,…
Through
1 Samuel 12:12
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was…
leads to
- Judges 8:23
  But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
- 1 Samuel 8:5–7
  “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
Through
1 Kings 20:34
Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I…
leads to
- 1 Kings 15:20
  And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
Through
Ezekiel 17:13
He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:13
  He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

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