<vn='1'>Then <sn="5176">Nahash</s> the <sn="5984">Ammonite</s> came <sn="5927">up</s>, and <sn="2583">encamped</s><sn="5921">against</s><sn="3003 1568">Jabesh</s> -gilead: and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3003">Jabesh</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="5176">Nahash</s>, <sn="3772">Make</s> a <sn="1285">covenant</s> with us, and we will <sn="5647">serve</s> thee. </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="5176">Nahash</s> the <sn="5984">Ammonite</s><sn="559 413">answered</s> them, On <sn="2063">this</s> condition will I <sn="3772">make</s> a covenant with you, that I may thrust <sn="5365">out</s><sn="3605">all</s> your <sn="3225">right</s><sn="5869">eyes</s>, and <sn="7760">lay</s> it for a <sn="2781">reproach</s><sn="5921">upon</s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And the <sn="2205">elders</s> of <sn="3003">Jabesh</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, Give us <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="3117">days</s> ' <sn="7503">respite</s>, that we may <sn="7971">send</s><sn="4397">messengers</s> unto <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1366">coasts</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>: and then, <sn="518">if</s> there be no <sn="369">man</s> to <sn="3467">save</s> us, we will come <sn="3318">out</s><sn="413">to</s> thee. </v>
<vn='4'>Then <sn="935">came</s> the <sn="4397">messengers</s> to <sn="1390">Gibeah</s> of <sn="7586">Saul</s>, and <sn="1696">told</s> the <sn="1697">tidings</s> in the <sn="241">ears</s> of the <sn="5971">people</s>: and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> lifted <sn="5375">up</s><sn="*853"></s> their <sn="6963">voices</s>, and <sn="1058">wept</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And, <sn="2009">behold</s>, <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="935">came</s><sn="310">after</s> the <sn="1241">herd</s> out <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="7704">field</s>; and <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="4100">What</s> aileth the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="3588">that</s> they <sn="1058">weep</s>? And they <sn="5608">told</s> him <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1697">tidings</s> of the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3003">Jabesh</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And the <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of <sn="430">God</s><sn="6743">came</s><sn="5921">upon</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> when he <sn="8085">heard</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="428">those</s><sn="1697">tidings</s>, and his <sn="639">anger</s> was <sn="2734">kindled</s><sn="3966">greatly</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And he <sn="3947">took</s> a <sn="6776">yoke</s> of <sn="1241">oxen</s>, and hewed them in <sn="5408">pieces</s>, and <sn="7971">sent</s> them throughout <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1366">coasts</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> by the <sn="3027">hands</s> of <sn="4397">messengers</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="834">Whosoever</s> cometh not <sn="369 3318">forth</s><sn="310">after</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> and <sn="310">after</s><sn="8050">Samuel</s>, <sn="3541">so</s> shall it be <sn="6213">done</s> unto his <sn="1241">oxen</s>. And the <sn="6343">fear</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5307">fell</s><sn="5921">on</s> the <sn="5971">people</s>, and they came <sn="3318">out</s> with <sn="259">one</s><sn="376">consent</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And when he <sn="6485">numbered</s> them in <sn="966">Bezek</s>, the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="1961">were</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="505">thousand</s>, and the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="505">thousand</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And they <sn="559">said</s> unto the <sn="4397">messengers</s> that <sn="935">came</s>, <sn="3541">Thus</s> shall ye <sn="559">say</s> unto the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3003 1568">Jabesh</s> -gilead, <sn="4279">Tomorrow</s>, by that time the <sn="8121">sun</s> be <sn="2527">hot</s>, ye shall <sn="1961">have</s><sn="8668">help</s>. And the <sn="4397">messengers</s><sn="935">came</s> and <sn="5046">showed</s> it to the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3003">Jabesh</s>; and they were <sn="8055">glad</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>Therefore the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3003">Jabesh</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="4279">Tomorrow</s> we will come <sn="3318">out</s><sn="413">unto</s> you, and ye shall <sn="6213">do</s> with us <sn="3605">all</s> that <sn="5869">seemeth</s><sn="2896">good</s> unto you. </v>
<vn='11'>And it <sn="1961">was</s> so on the <sn="4480 4283">morrow</s>, that <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="7760">put</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="5971">people</s> in <sn="7969">three</s><sn="7218">companies</s>; and they <sn="935">came</s> into the <sn="8432">midst</s> of the <sn="4264">host</s> in the <sn="1242">morning</s><sn="821">watch</s>, and <sn="5221">slew</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="5983">Ammonites</s><sn="5704">until</s> the <sn="2527">heat</s> of the <sn="3117">day</s>: and it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, that they which <sn="7604">remained</s> were <sn="6327">scattered</s>, so that <sn="8147">two</s> of them were <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7604">left</s><sn="3162">together</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="8050">Samuel</s>, <sn="4310">Who</s> is he that <sn="559">said</s>, Shall <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="4427">reign</s><sn="5921">over</s> us? <sn="5414">bring</s> the <sn="376">men</s>, that we may put them to <sn="4191">death</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="559">said</s>, There shall <sn="3808">not</s> a <sn="376">man</s> be put to <sn="4191">death</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="3117">day</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="3117">today</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="6213">wrought</s><sn="8668">salvation</s> in <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>Then <sn="559">said</s><sn="8050">Samuel</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="5971">people</s>, <sn="1980">Come</s>, and let us <sn="1980">go</s> to <sn="1537">Gilgal</s>, and <sn="2318">renew</s> the <sn="4410">kingdom</s><sn="8033">there</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="1980">went</s> to <sn="1537">Gilgal</s>; and <sn="8033">there</s> they made Saul <sn="4427 *853 7586">king</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> in <sn="1537">Gilgal</s>; and <sn="8033">there</s> they <sn="2076">sacrificed</s><sn="2077">sacrifices</s> of peace <sn="8002">offerings</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>; and <sn="8033">there</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="8055">rejoiced</s><sn="3966">greatly</s>. </v>