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1 Samuel 11:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 11 · verse 1 · King James Version
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.1 Samuel 11:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 11:1 in context
1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2And 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.
3And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
Key words (Strong's)
- JabeshgileadYâbêshJobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in PalestineH3003 →
- JabeshgileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- AmmoniteʻAmmôwnîyan Ammonite or AmmonitishH5984 →
- encampedchânâhproperly, to inclineH2583 →
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- NahashNâchâshNachash, the name of two persons apparently non-IsraeliteH5176 →
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