The Meaning of 1 Samuel 11:8 Explained

1 Samuel 11:8

KJV: And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

YLT: And he inspecteth them in Bezek, and the sons of Israel are three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

Darby: And he numbered them in Bezek, and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

ASV: And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 11:8?

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And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

What does 1 Samuel 11:8 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 11:1-15 - The New King's Good Beginning

A hundred years before, the Ammonites had been defeated by Jephthah; now they were beleaguering Jabesh-gilead. Help seemed impossible. But when the Spirit of God comes upon a man, what cannot that man do! That was Saul's blessed experience. He aroused the country, after the manner of the Scottish chieftains with their fiery cross; then he sent a message of hope to the agonized city; and finally, as morning broke over the quiet pasture-lands, with his army of deliverance he burst upon the Ammonite camp.

Was there not a connection between Saul's previous self-control and his present victory? And must not that connection always be realized? Each of us must fight our fight against heredity, environment and habit; against self within and Satan without. The measure of our success will be the measure of our ability to help others. The mountain of temptation in the life of our Lord was followed in due course by His freeing the bodies and souls of men. In the hour of victory, Saul was borne to the throne. His success was the stairway to his coronation. We remember that when our Lord had destroyed and broken our foes, He took His seat, amid the acclaim of heaven, at the right hand of power. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 11

¹ Nahash offers them of Jabesh Gilead a reproachful condition
⁴ They send messengers, and are delivered by Saul
¹² Saul thereby is confirmed, and his kingdom renewed

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 11:8 mean?

And when he numbered them in Bezek and were the sons of Israel three hundred thousand and the men of Judah thirty thousand

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם בְּבָ֑זֶק וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶף וְאִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם	And when he numbered them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
בְּבָ֑זֶק	in Bezek
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֶּזֶק Sense: the home of Adonibezek, the place where Israel rallied under Saul.
וַיִּהְי֤וּ	and were
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְנֵֽי־	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
שְׁלֹ֣שׁ	three
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad.
מֵא֣וֹת	hundred
Parse: Number, feminine plural Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
אֶ֔לֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
וְאִ֥ישׁ	and the men
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יְהוּדָ֖ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	thirty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
אָֽלֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.

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