1 Samuel 11:12

12 Entonces la gente clamó a Samuel:
—¿Ahora, dónde están esos hombres que decían: “¿Por qué debe Saúl gobernarnos?”? ¡Tráiganlos aquí y los mataremos!

1 Samuel 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 Samuel 11:12 In-Context

10 Así que los hombres de Jabes dijeron a sus enemigos: «Mañana iremos a ustedes y podrán hacer con nosotros lo que quieran».

11 Pero a la mañana siguiente, antes del amanecer, Saúl llegó con su ejército dividido en tres destacamentos. Entonces atacó por sorpresa a los amonitas y los masacró durante toda la mañana. El resto del ejército amonita quedó tan disperso que no había dos de ellos juntos.

12 Entonces la gente clamó a Samuel:
—¿Ahora, dónde están esos hombres que decían: “¿Por qué debe Saúl gobernarnos?”? ¡Tráiganlos aquí y los mataremos!

13 Pero Saúl respondió:
—Nadie será ejecutado hoy, ¡porque este día el Señor
rescató a Israel!

14 Luego Samuel dijo a la gente:
—¡Vengan, vamos todos a Gilgal para renovar el reino!