1 Samuel 11:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. ”

1 Samuel 11:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the people said unto Samuel, (g) Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. (g) By this victory the Lord won the hearts of the people to Saul....
1 Samuel 11:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 11:12-14 , inserted by an editor to connect this...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign - Now, flushed with victory and p...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the people said unto Samuel— We have here a fine picture of the capricious disposition of the common people, and of the prodigious alteration which great success makes in their affections. The...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. The people said ... Who ... said, Shall Saul reign over us? The en...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 t...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the people said unto Samuel. — The great weight and influence of the seer among the people is strikingly shown by this record of their turning to him, even in the first flush of this great vict...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XV. THE RELIEF OF JABESH-GILEAD. 1 Samuel 11:1-15 . PRIMITIVE though the state of society was in those days in Israel, we are hardly prepared to find Saul following the herd in the fie...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the New King's Good Beginning 1 Samuel 11:1-15 A hundred years before, the Ammonites had been defeated by Jephthah; now they were beleaguering Jabesh-gilead. Help seemed impossible. But when th...
1 Samuel 11:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 st...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) В¶ And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. The zeal of the Israelites for Saul, after so complete a victory...
1 Samuel 11:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the people said unto Samuel ,.... By which it seems that Samuel accompanied Saul in this expedition; though it is somewhat difficult to account for it, that a man of his years should be able to...
1 Samuel 11:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the people said unto Samuel, Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. Ver. 12. Who is he that said? ] Saul's prudence and diligence crowne...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The people said unto Samuel Who, it appears from hence, accompanied Saul in this expedition, to encourage him with hopes of good success. Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day...
1 Samuel 11:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sacrifices Offered to God. B. C. 1069. 12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Shall Saul reign over us? they did not say so in terms, a we may see, 1 Samuel 10:27 , but this was the design and consequence of their speech, as they rightly construe it. That we may put them...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

All Opposition To Saul's Kingship Now Having Been Put To Shame, Saul Is Officially Crowned as King of Israel ( 1 Samuel 11:12-15 ). The returning Saul arrived back in triumph and the vast majority...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 11:4 . “Told the tidings in the ears of the people.” Either they were not aware of the election of Saul, as Keil supposes, or they did not approve of hi...
1 Samuel 11:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 co...
1 Samuel 11:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

CONFIRMATION OF SAUL IN THE KINGDOM (1Sa 11:1-15; 1 Samuel 12:1-9 .). EXPOSITION THE DEFEAT OF THE AMMONITES ( 1 Samuel 11:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 11:1 , 1 Samuel 11:2...
1 Samuel 11:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Utter Overthrow of the Ammonites
1 Samuel 11:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 10:27 ; Luke 19:27 ; Psalms 21:8

1 Samuel 11:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 11:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 11:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge