1 Samuel 11:5 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 11:5

Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

BSB

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ASV

And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

KJV

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Saul came after the herd - He had been bred up to an agricultural life, and after his consecration he returned to it, waiting for a call of Divine providence, which he considered he had now received in the message from Jabesh-gilead. It has often been remarked, that mighty kings and accomplished generals have been chosen from among those who were engaged in agricultural concerns. In these observations one fact is lost sight of, viz., that in ancient times agriculture was the only employment.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

What is here related turns very much to the honour of Saul, and shows the happy fruits of that other spirit with which he was endued. Though he was anointed king, and accepted by his people, yet he did not think it below him to know the state of his own flocks, but went himself to see them, and came in the evening, with his servants, after the herd out of the field,

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִנֵּ֣ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
בָּ֣א	ba'	[was] coming	H935 →
אַחֲרֵ֤י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
הַבָּקָר֙	ha.ba.Kar	the cattle	H1241 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
לָּעָ֖ם	la.'Am	[is] to the people	H5971 →
כִּ֣י	ki	that	H3588 →
יִבְכּ֑וּ	yiv.Ku	they are weeping	H1058 →
וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־	vay.Sa.pe.ru-	and they recounted	H5608 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to <the> him
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דִּבְרֵ֖י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
אַנְשֵׁ֥י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
יָבֵֽישׁ׃	ya.Veish	Jabesh	H3003 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 21:17
Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the…
leads to
- Genesis 16:11
  The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
- Psalms 50:15
  Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
Through
1 Samuel 9:1
Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:51
  Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
- Acts 13:21
  Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- 1 Chronicles 9:36–39
  Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Through
1 Kings 19:19
So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
leads to
- 2 Kings 2:8
  And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
Through
Isaiah 22:1
This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,
leads to
- Jeremiah 21:13
  Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
- Psalms 125:2
  As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Samuel