He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: “This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who refuses to follow Saul and Samuel into battle!” And the Lord made the people afraid of Saul’s anger, and all of them came out together as one.
Commentaries
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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 …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes