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1 Samuel 11 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter continues the story of King Saul by telling of his first victory in war.
Special concepts in this chapter
Saul rescues the people of Jabesh Gilead
Nahash, king of the Ammonites, and his army surrounded the Israeli town of Jabesh Gilead. When the city's leaders asked for peace terms, Nahash demanded the right to poke out one eye of every man in order to show Israel their weakness. When Saul heard this, he called for all of Israel to help save this city. Many people came to help Saul's army. Israel was victorious and everyone wanted Saul as their king. At this time, Israel was not a truly unified country, even though it is often spoken of as one country. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Idioms
The idioms in this chapter explain the effect God has on his people: "rushed upon him" means "empowered him"; "terror ... fell" means "they became afraid"; "as one man" means "they all agreed"; and "put to death" means "kill." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)