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1 Samuel 11:2 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 11 · verse 2 · King James Version
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.1 Samuel 11:2 · King James Version
1 Samuel 11:2 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.
4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
Key words (Strong's)
- AmmoniteʻAmmôwnîyan Ammonite or AmmonitishH5984 →
- answeredʼâmarto sayH559 →
- reproachcherpâhcontumely, disgrace, the pudendaH2781 →
- NahashNâchâshNachash, the name of two persons apparently non-IsraeliteH5176 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- rightyâmîynthe right hand or side of a person or other objectH3225 →
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