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And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Though not expressly stated, it is undoubtedly implied that he sent the portions by messengers to the twelve tribes, after the analogy of, and prob…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A yoke of oxen. In a moment, all the great powers of Saul, until now dormant, awoke. He issued his swift commands in a way that at…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he took a yoke of oxen
Of his own or his father's, which he had just followed out of the field, and for which ch…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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 …

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