1 Samuel 11:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 11:8

And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.

BSB

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ASV

And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

KJV

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The 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 ἑξακοσιας χιλιαδας, Six Hundred thousand; and the men of Judah ἑβδομηκοντα χιλιαδας, 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 ἑβδομηκοντα μυριαδας Seven Hundred thousand.” Those of the tribe of Judah he makes seventy thousand, with the Septuagint.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In this muster, it seems, Judah, though numbered by itself, made no great figure; for, as it was one tribe of twelve, so it was but an eleventh part of the whole number, 30,330, though the rendezvous was at Bezek, in that tribe.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם	vai.yif.ke.Dem	and he mustered them	H6485 →
בְּבָ֑זֶק	be.Va.zek	at Bezek	H966 →
וַיִּהְי֤וּ	vai.yih.Yu	and they were	H1961 →
בְנֵֽי־	ve.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
שְׁלֹ֣שׁ	she.Losh	three	H7969 →
מֵא֣וֹת	me.'ot	hundred<s>	H3967 →
אֶ֔לֶף	'E.lef	thousand	H505 →
וְאִ֥ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and [the] man of	H376 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	she.lo.Shim	[was] thirty	H7970 →
אָֽלֶף׃	'A.lef	thousand	H505 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Samuel 13:15
Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 13:2
  He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And…
- 1 Samuel 14:2
  Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
- 1 Samuel 13:6–7
  Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
Through
Judges 20:2
The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.
leads to
- Judges 8:10
  Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had…
- Judges 20:17
  The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.
Through
2 Samuel 24:9
And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 27:23–24
  David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
- 1 Chronicles 21:5–6
  And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
- Numbers 1:44–46
  These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.

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