1 Samuel 11 · Verse 13

1 Samuel 11:13

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.
1 Samuel 11:13, King James Version

1 Samuel 11:13 in other translations

BSBBut Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
WEBSaul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today the LORD has rescued Israel.”
ASVAnd Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah hath wrought deliverance in Israel.
YLTAnd Saul saith, ‘There is no man put to death on this day, for to-day hath Jehovah wrought salvation in Israel.'
DARBYBut Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah has wrought deliverance in Israel.
BBEAnd Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.
WebsterAnd Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to-day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

What does 1 Samuel 11:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 11:12-15

12-15. the people said ..., Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us?--The enthusiastic admiration of the people, under the impulse of grateful and generous feelings, would have dealt summary vengeance on the minority who opposed Saul, had not he, either from principle or policy, shown himself as great in clemency as in valor. The calm and sagacious counsel of Samuel directed the popular feelings into a right…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 There shall not a man be put to death - This was as much to Saul's credit as the lately proposed measure was to the discredit of his soldiers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 11:12-15

They now honoured Saul whom they had despised; and if an enemy be made a friend, that is more to our advantage than to have him slain. The once despised Saviour will at length be acknowledged by all as the Lord's own anointed king. As yet, upon his mercy-seat, he receives the submission of rebels, and even pleads their cause; but shortly, from his righteous tribunal, he will condemn all who persist in opposing him.

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1 Samuel 11:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יוּמַ֥תyu.Mathe will be put to deathH4191
אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
הַיּ֛וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
עָשָֽׂה\־'a.sah-he has doneH6213
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
תְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhdeliveranceH8668
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 11:13

  • 2 Samuel 19:22

    And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

  • Exodus 14:13

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

  • 1 Samuel 19:5

    For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

  • 1 Samuel 14:45

    And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

  • Exodus 14:30

    Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

  • Psalms 44:4-8

    Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. …

  • Isaiah 59:16

    And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:10

    But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
There shall.
14:45; 2Sa 19:22
the Lord.
19:5; Ex 14:13,30; Ps 44:4-8; Isa 59:16; 1Co 15:10

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 11:12

    And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

  • 1 Samuel 11:13

    And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 11:14

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

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1 Samuel 11:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Saúl dijo: No morirá hoy ninguno, porque hoy ha obrado Jehová salud en Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Saül dit: On ne fera mourir personne en ce jour, car l’ Éternel a opéré aujourd’hui une délivrance en Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber Saul sprach: Niemand soll an diesem Tage getötet werden, denn heute hat Jehova Rettung geschafft in Israel!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait Saul: Non occidetur quisquam in die hac, quia hodie fecit Dominus salutem in Israël.