1 Samuel 11:12-13

Saul's Confirmation as King

12 Afterwards, the people said to Samuel, "Who said that Saul should not^[a] reign over us?^[b] Give us those men so we can kill them!"^[c]

13 But Saul ordered, "No one will be executed this day, for today the Lord has provided deliverance in Israel."

1 Samuel 11:12-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 11

This chapter relates the distress the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead were in on account of the Ammonites, 1Sa 11:1-3 upon which they sent messengers to Saul, whose spirit was immediately stirred up to help them, 1Sa 11:4-6, and prepared for it, and came up soon enough for their relief, and slew their enemies, 1Sa 11:7-11, which gained him much honour and reputation among the people, and occasioned the renewal of the kingdom to him, 1Sa 11:12-15.

Footnotes

• [a] Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss omit not
• [b] 1 Sm 10:27
• [c] Lk 19:27