1 Samuele 11:12

12 Il popolo disse a Samuele: "Chi è che diceva: Saul regnerà egli su noi? Dateci quegli uomini e li metteremo a morte".

1 Samuele 11:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 11:12

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 attend so quick a march that Saul made; it may be, therefore, that he might follow after him gently, and meet him quickly after the battle was fought, when the people made the following speech to him:

who is he that said, shall Saul reign over us?
is such a mean inexperienced man fit to rule over us? who can bear his government, and submit to it? what can be expected from him, that he should deliver and save us out of the hands of our enemies? in this they had respect to the sons of Belial, and what they said, ( 1 Samuel 10:27 ) , but now it appeared he was sufficiently qualified, and God had made him an instrument of salvation, and was a proper person to be king over them:

bring the men, that we may put them to death;
so transported were they with affection to Saul, and indignation against those men.

1 Samuele 11:12 In-Context

10 E quei di Iabes dissero agli Ammoniti: "Domani verrem da voi, e farete di noi tutto quello che vi parrà".

11 Il giorno seguente, Saul divise il popolo in tre schiere, che penetrarono nel campo degli Ammoniti in su la vigilia del mattino, e li batterono fino alle ore calde del giorno. Quelli che scamparono furon dispersi in guisa che non ne rimasero due assieme.

12 Il popolo disse a Samuele: "Chi è che diceva: Saul regnerà egli su noi? Dateci quegli uomini e li metteremo a morte".

13 Ma Saul rispose: "Nessuno sarà messo a morte in questo giorno, perché oggi l’Eterno ha operato una liberazione in Israele".

14 E Samuele disse al popolo: "Venite, andiamo a Ghilgal, ed ivi confermiamo l’autorità reale".