1 Samuel 11:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And 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. ”

1 Samuel 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The elders - Observe the universal form of civil government among the Israelites, by elders ( Judges 8:14 , Judges 8:16 , etc.).
1 Samuel 11:3 - 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 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

seven days. . very short respite. coasts . borders. man to save us . saviour.
1 Samuel 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And 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. Gi...
1 Samuel 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And 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....
1 Samuel 11:3 - 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 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Give us seven days’ respite. — This kind of proposal has always in time of war been a common one; such a request from a beleaguered fortress we meet with constantly, especially in mediæval chronicl...
1 Samuel 11:3 - 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 11:3 - 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 11:3 - 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 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And 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....
1 Samuel 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the elders of Jabesh said ,.... The magistrates and principal men of the city: give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers to all the coasts of Israel ; that is, cease from besieg...
1 Samuel 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And 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....
1 Samuel 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Give us seven days respite It may seem strange, either that they should propose to submit so soon to such base conditions, if they did not receive help, or that Nahash should grant them so much res...
1 Samuel 11:3 - 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 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Extremity of Jabesh-Gilead. B. C. 1069. 1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped...
1 Samuel 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Give us seven days respite; which it is very probable, and Josephus and others affirm, that Nahash granted, out of a foolish self-confidence, and contempt of the broken condition of the Israelites,...
1 Samuel 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 11:1 . “Nahash.” He was king of the children of Ammon, as appears from 1 Samuel 12:12 ; 2 Samuel 10:1-2 ; 2 Samuel 17:27 . He seems to have been conn...
1 Samuel 11:3 - 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 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up. The immediate consequences of a national rejection of God In the opening verses of this chapter we see the result of disobedience. Instead of happiness for Isr...
1 Samuel 11:3 - 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 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Summoning of the People
1 Samuel 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 20:4

1 Samuel 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge