1 Samuel 11:2

Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonor all Israel.”

World English Bible

Learn

Your notes

Private to you. Anything you write on this verse, here or while reading, shows up here and in My study.

Other translations

WEBBE

Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonour all Israel.”

BSB

But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

BBE

And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.

Original Hebrew

Look up a word

Tap a word to see what it means and everywhere else it's used.

וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֲלֵיהֶם 'a·lei·hem to them H413 נָחָשׁ na·chash Nahash H5176 הָעַמּוֹנִי ha·'a·mo·ni the Ammonite H5984 בְּזֹאת be·zot by this H2063 אֶכְרֹת 'ekh·rot I will make H3772 לָכֶם la·khem to (the) you H9036 בִּנְקוֹר bin·kor by gouging out H5365 לָכֶם la·khem of you H9036 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 עֵין 'ein eye of H5869 יָמִין ya·min [the] right [side] H3225 וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ ve·sam·ti·ha and I will make it H7760 חֶרְפָּה cher·pah a reproach H2781 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–11

The first fruit of Saul's government was the rescue of Jabesh-gilead from the Ammonites. To save their lives, men will part with liberty, and even consent to have their eyes put out; is it then no wisdom to part with that sin which is as dear to us as our right eye, rather than to be cast into hell-fire? See the faith and confidence of Saul, and, grounded thereon, his courage and resolution. See also his activity in this business. When the Spirit of the Lord comes upon men, it will make them expert, even without experience. When zeal for the glory of God, and love for the brethren, urge men to earnest efforts, and when God is pleased to help, great effects may speedily be produced.

Read Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 11 →

Cross-references

People & places

Nahash

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.