1 Samuel 11:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.”
1 Samuel 11:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 11:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 11:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.””
1 Samuel 11:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 11:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. ”
1 Samuel 11:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 11:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, `Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.'”
1 Samuel 11:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 11:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. ”
1 Samuel 11:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 11:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Nahash the Ammonite came vp, and besieged Iabesh Gilead: and all the men of Iabesh saide vnto Nahash, Make a couenant with vs, and we will be thy seruants.”
1 Samuel 11:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 11:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 11
1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
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.
3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
What Does 1 Samuel 11:1 Mean?
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