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1 Samuel 11:8

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He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

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1 Samuel 11:8 in other translations

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

1 Samuel 11:8 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 11:8 in context

  1. 6God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.
  2. 7He 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, “Whoever doesn’t come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
  3. 8He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
  4. 9They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’ ” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
  5. 10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.”