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Verse 1 Samuel 11:2. _I MAY THRUST OUT ALL YOUR RIGHT EVES_] This
cruel condition would serve at once as a badge of their _slavery_, and
a means of incapacitating them from being effective warriors....
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4. THE KING'S FIRST VICTORY AND THE RENEWAL OF THE KINGDOM AT GILGAL
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. The victory over Ammon (1 Samuel 11:1)_
2. The kingdom renewed (1 Samuel 11:12)
Nahash the Ammonite encamped aga...
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1 SAMUEL 11. SAUL DELIVERS JABESH-GILEAD AND IS MADE KING. (J)
continues the ancient narrative, sequel to 1 Samuel 10:16. Putting
aside 1 Samuel 11:12, inserted by an editor to connect this chapter
wi...
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A COVENANT. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read
this word in the text, which already implies it.
RIGHT EYES. As the shield covered the left eye, the right was
necessary for seein...
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_that I may thrust out all your right eyes_ Such barbarities are not
unknown in the East even now. Vambéry describes the blinding of
prisoners as a regular practice at Khiva. _Travels in Central Asia_...
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THEN NAHASH THE AMMONITE— Saul had not long to wait for an occasion
to shew himself worthy of the kingdom of Israel. Nahash, a king or
general of the Ammonites, came against Israel. This was one of th...
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Samuel's Retirement from the Judgeship, 1 Samuel 11:1 to 1 Samuel
12:25.
Jabesh-gilead Attacked. 1 Samuel 11:1-3
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead:
and all the men...
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SAUL SUBDUES THE AMMONITES
This chapter is entirely in the spirit of the narratives in Judges;
from 1 Samuel 11:15, it seems to be independent of 1 Samuel 10 but 1
Samuel 11:12 points back to...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 11
SAUL RESCUES THE TOWN OF JABESH
V1 Nahash was an *Ammonite. He went with his army to seize the town
of Jabesh in the country of Gilead. Th...
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ON THIS CONDITION. — The horrible cruelty of this scornful proposal
gives us an insight into the barbarous customs of this imperfectly
civilised age. Indeed, many of the crimes we read of in these boo...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם נָחָשׁ֙ הָ
עַמֹּונִ֔י ב
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CHAPTER XV.
_ THE RELIEF OF JABESH-GILEAD._
1 Samuel 11:1.
PRIMITIVE though the state of society was in those days in Israel, we
are hardly prepared to find Saul following the herd in the field afte...
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THE NEW KING'S GOOD BEGINNING
1 Samuel 11:1
A hundred years before, the Ammonites had been defeated by Jephthah;
now they were beleaguering Jabesh-gilead. Help seemed impossible. But
when the Spirit...
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It would seem as though Saul, going down as he did to his house in
Gibeah, did not take up the active responsibilities of the kingship
until the Ammonite invasion occurred. This would seem to have sti...
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And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make
[a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your (b) right eyes,
and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.
(b) This decl...
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_Eyes: strange proposal! He would not render them quite blind, that he
might not be deprived of their service. But he wished to render them
unfit for war, (Calmet) as the buckler covers the left eye;...
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(2) And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I
make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes,
and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
Observe, what fear...
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We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the
people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in
Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
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As yet all goes well with Saul; he does not take vengeance on those
who oppose him. Before his faith is tried, his natural character would
gain him favour with men. And now, in those things which have...
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AND NAHASH THE AMMONITE ANSWERED THEM,.... In a very haughty and
scornful manner:
ON THIS CONDITION WILL I MAKE A COVENANT WITH YOU, THAT I MAY THRUST
OUT ALL YOUR RIGHT EYES; some Jewish writers go...
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And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make
[a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and
lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.
Ver. 2. _On this...
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_And lay it for a reproach upon all Israel_ That is, disgrace the
whole Hebrew nation, by serving some of their people in this
opprobrious manner; for it must necessarily have reflected great
dishonou...
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1 Nahash offereth them of Iabesh Gilead a reprochfull condition.
4 They send messengers and are deliuered by Saul.
12 Saul thereby is confirmed, and his kingdome renewed.
1 THEN Nahash the Ammonite...
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And Nahash, the Ammonite, with the arrogant cruelty which was
characteristic of heathen conquerors, ANSWERED THEM, ON THIS CONDITION
WILL I MAKE A COVENANT WITH YOU, for this price he was willing to
a...
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THE SUMMONING OF THE PEOPLE...
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The first test of Saul's prowess is made by Nahash, the Ammonite. His
name means "serpent" and Ammon means "peoplish." This expression
"peoplish" reminds us of humanism, which makes everything of man...
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1-11 The first fruit of Saul's government was the rescue of
Jabesh-gilead from the Ammonites. To save their lives, men will part
with liberty, and even consent to have their eyes put out; is it then...
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THAT I MAY THRUST OUT ALL YOUR RIGHT EYES; partly for a reproach, as
it here follows; and partly to disable them from managing offensive
weapons in battle; for their left eye served only or chiefly fo...
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1 Samuel 11:2 Nahash H5176 Ammonite H5984 answered H559 (H8799) this
H2063 make H3772 (H8799) out H5365 ...
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CONTENTS: Saul's victories at Jabesh-gilead. Kingdom renewed at
Gilgal.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Saul, Samuel, Nahash.
CONCLUSION: Unless the Christian has forsaken his covenant with God,
there...
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1 Samuel 11:1. _Then Nahash._ Septuagint: “Then within about a month
Nahash, &c.”
1 Samuel 11:2. _That I may thrust out all your right eyes._ This was a
cruel reply to men who solicited a covenant. Jo...
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_Then Nahash the Ammonite came up._
THE IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES OF A NATIONAL REJECTION OF GOD
In the opening verses of this chapter we see the result of
disobedience. Instead of happiness for Israel...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:1 Saul’s victory over the Ammonites
confirms his kingship.
⇐ ⇔...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:2 To MAKE A TREATY is literally “to
cut a treaty,” which usually involved sacrificial animals. But
Nahash demands to “cut” the treaty with the men’s eyes....
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
1 Samuel 11:1. “NAHASH.” He was king of the children of Ammon, as
appears from 1 Samuel 12:12; 2 Samuel 10:1;...
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CONFIRMATION OF SAUL IN THE KINGDOM (1Sa 11:1-15; 1 Samuel 12:1.).
EXPOSITION
THE DEFEAT OF THE AMMONITES (1
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Now in the study last we came to the place where Saul was anointed
king over Israel. We remember at the time of his anointing that he was
hiding in the stuff. So as Samuel got ready to present, you kn...
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1 Samuel 17:26; 2 Kings 18:31; Exodus 3:6; Genesis 34:14; Jeremiah
39:7
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Thrust out, &c. — Partly for a reproach, as it here follows; and
partly, to disable them. He leaves them one eye, that they might be
fit to serve in any mean and base office....