1 Samuel 11:7 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 11:7

He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.

BSB

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ASV

And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

KJV

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

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Commentary

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Gregory the Dialogist

Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 1 (604)

7. What do we say in these words, except that the weaknesses of the saints, and those things which seem carnal, are not weak and carnal, but spiritual and mighty? For we are accustomed to rebuke excessive anger in religious men, but behold, before Saul could become exceedingly angry, the Spirit of the Lord first rushed upon him. How fearful, then, the anger of the saints must be, we perceive, if we consider the Spirit of the Lord rushing upon them—if, while we observe them outwardly angry, we equally attend to the Spirit stirring them within.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Though not expressly stated, it is doubtless implied that he sent the portions by the messengers to the twelve tribes, after the analogy, and probably in imitation, of Jdg 19:29. He made use of the revered name of Samuel to strengthen his own weak authority. Samuel accompanied Saul in the expedition 1Sa 11:12.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּח֩	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
צֶ֨מֶד	Tze.med	a pair of	H6776 →
בָּקָ֜ר	ba.Kar	ox[en]	H1241 →
וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ	vay.na.te.Che.hu	and he cut in pieces it	H5408 →
וַיְשַׁלַּ֞ח	vay.sha.Lach	and he sent [them]	H7971 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
גְּב֣וּל	ge.Vul	[the] territory of	H1366 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
בְּיַ֣ד	be.Yad	by [the] hand of	H3027 →
הַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀	ha.mal.'a.Khim	the messengers	H4397 →
לֵאמֹר֒	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
אֲשֶׁר֩	'a.Sher	[the one] who	H834 →
אֵינֶ֨נּוּ	'ei.Ne.nu	not he	H369 →
יֹצֵ֜א	yo.Tze'	[is] coming out	H3318 →
אַחֲרֵ֤י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
שָׁאוּל֙	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְאַחַ֣ר	ve.'a.Char	and after	H310 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
כֹּ֥ה	koh	thus	H3541 →
יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה	ye.'a.Seh	it will be done	H6213 →
לִבְקָר֑וֹ	liv.ka.Ro	to ox[en] his	H1241 →
וַיִּפֹּ֤ל	vai.yi.Pol	and it fell	H5307 →
פַּֽחַד־	pa.chad-	[the] dread of	H6343 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הָעָ֔ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
וַיֵּצְא֖וּ	vai.ye.tze.'U	and they came out	H3318 →
כְּאִ֥ישׁ	ke.'Ish	like a man	H376 →
אֶחָֽד׃	'e.Chad	one	H259 →

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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 35:5
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 17:10
  And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 23:27
  I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
- Psalms 14:5
  There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
- Joshua 5:1
  Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until…
- Exodus 15:15–16
  Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
Through
Judges 20:1
Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
leads to
- Judges 11:11
  So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Through
2 Chronicles 14:14
and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
leads to
- Genesis 35:5
  As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
Through
Judges 19:29
When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
leads to
- Judges 20:6–7
  Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.

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