1 Samuel 11:2 KJV,ASV

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 11:1-15

Now in the study last we came to the place where Saul was anointed king over Israel. We remember at the time of his anointing that he was hiding in the stuff. So as Samuel got ready to present, you know, the trumpet fanfare and all, "And now you're king," and the curtains opened kind of a thing, there's nobody there.So Samuel said, "Lord what's going on? We got the right man? Is this the right day?"The Lord said, "He's over hiding in the stuff." So they went over and got him, and brought Saul... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 11:1-15

1 Samuel 11:1 . Then Nahash. Septuagint: “Then within about a month Nahash, &c.” 1 Samuel 11:2 . That I may thrust out all your right eyes. This was a cruel reply to men who solicited a covenant. Josephus remarks, that this would disqualify them for every thing, except taking care of their flocks and agriculture, because in war they almost veiled the left eye with their shields; and the right eye being lost, they could not keep their guard against a foe. This is much the same as the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 11:1-11

1 Samuel 11:1-11Then Nahash the Ammonite came up. The immediate consequences of a national rejection of GodIn the opening verses of this chapter we see the result of disobedience. Instead of happiness for Israel; we fear that the invasion of which we now read, is but too prophetic of those awful retributions which Samuel declared should come upon their wilful rejection of the Divine Being. We take these words as illustrative of the consequences of a national rejection of God.I. That when a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 11:2

1Sa 11:2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel. Ver. 2. On this condition will I make a covenant. ] Slaves he would make them, and perpetually so, - stigmatical slaves, utterly disabled to deliver themselves out of his hands. That I may thrust out all your right eyes. ] This was most inhuman and insolent. The devil - as another Nahash, which signifieth... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 11:2

On this: 2 Kings 18:31 thrust: Judges 16:21, Exodus 3:6, Proverbs 12:10, Jeremiah 39:7 reproach: 1 Samuel 17:26, Genesis 34:14 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 11:10 - To morrow 1 Samuel 11:11 - slew 1 Samuel 12:12 - Nahash 1 Chronicles 19:1 - Nahash Nehemiah 2:17 - a reproach Nehemiah 4:7 - the Ammonites Amos 1:13 - and for read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Samuel 11:2

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.Thrust out, … — Partly for a reproach, as it here follows; and partly, to disable them. He leaves them one eye, that they might be fit to serve in any mean and base office. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 11:1-11

SAUL’S VICTORY OVER THE AMMONITES, 1 Samuel 11:1-11. The fact that Saul was permitted to return again to private life after all Israel’s clamour for a king, and notwithstanding the enthusiasm that prevailed at his election at Mizpeh, shows that there was considerable disaffection and disappointment among the people over his appointment. The salutations of royalty that at first greeted him on that proud occasion soon died away. There was, probably, a feeling that he was too obscure a person, and... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 11:2

2. Thrust out all your right eyes This would incapacitate them for war, because the shield was carried on the left arm, and would thus partially be in the way of the left eye; but this loss of one eye would not render them unfit for other service, and the conqueror might still use them as slaves. A reproach upon all Israel Because they were unable to defend a part of their nation from such a barbarous treatment; and also to remind Israel that the Ammonites still claimed, as they did in... read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 11:1-15

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 11:1-15

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 11:1-11

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 11:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 11:2

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Samuel 11:2

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 11:1-11

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 11:2

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