1 Samuel 11:4

4 Quando os mensageiros chegaram a Gibeá, cidade de Saul, e relataram essas coisas ao povo, todos choraram em alta voz.

1 Samuel 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 11:4

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul
Where he was born, and brought up, and now dwelt; and he being elected king, it brought an honour to the place; and from hence had this name, to distinguish it from the others, and this is the first time it was so called. Now the messengers from Jabesh came hither directly, because they knew that Saul, the chosen king, dwelt here, and the Benjaminites, of all the tribes, had great reason to show regard to them, since it was from thence they had four hundred wives, when they were reduced to six hundred men only, in order to raise up their tribe:

and told the tidings in the ears of the people;
Saul being not at home in the city, but in the fields, they reported to them the hardships their city was under, being besieged by the Ammonites, and threatened that if not relieved in such a time, all their right eyes would be plucked out:

and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept;
moved with sympathy to their brethren, and who by their intermarriage with them were nearly related to them; and who might fear they would not stop there, but having taken that place would march forward, and come to them, and use them in like manner; the thought of which was very distressing to them.

1 Samuel 11:4 In-Context

2 Contudo, Naás, o amonita, respondeu: “Só farei um tratado com vocês sob a condição de que eu arranque o olho direito de cada um de vocês e assim humilhe todo o Israel”.

3 As autoridades de Jabes lhe disseram: “Dê-nos sete dias para que possamos enviar mensageiros a todo o Israel; se ninguém vier nos socorrer, nós nos renderemos”.

4 Quando os mensageiros chegaram a Gibeá, cidade de Saul, e relataram essas coisas ao povo, todos choraram em alta voz.

5 Naquele momento, Saul estava trazendo o gado do campo e perguntou: “O que há com o povo? Por que estão chorando?” Então lhe contaram o que os homens de Jabes tinham dito.

6 Quando Saul ouviu isso, o Espírito de Deus apoderou-se dele, e ele ficou furioso.