1 Samuel 11:7
“And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he numbered them at Bezek,.... Which was the place appointed to meet at, the same with that in Jdg 1:4; see…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Though not expressly stated, it is doubtless implied that he sent the portions by the messengers to the twelve tribes,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He took a yoke of open - The sending the pieces of the oxen was an act similar to that of the Levite, Jdg 19:29 (note),…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 11:5-11
What is here related turns very much to the honour of Saul, and shows the happy fruits of that other spirit with which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he took a yoke of oxen Those doubtless with which he had just been ploughing (1Sa 11:11).
and sentthem] - Them," i.e.…
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