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1 Samuel 11:5 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 11 · verse 5
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.1 Samuel 11:5 · King James Version
1 Samuel 11:5 in context
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.
5And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
6And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- tidingsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- fieldsâdeha fieldH7704 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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What is here related turns very much to the honour of Saul, and shows the happy fruits of that other spirit with which he was endued. Observe here, I. His humility.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-11