And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
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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
CharlesEllicott
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
JohnGill
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
MatthewHenry
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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