1 Samuel 11 · Verse 4

1 Samuel 11:4

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
1 Samuel 11:4, King James Version

1 Samuel 11:4 in other translations

BSBWhen the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.
WEBThen the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people, then all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
ASVThen came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
YLTAnd the messengers come to Gibeah of Saul, and speak the words in the ears of the people, and all the people lift up their voice and weep;
DARBYAnd the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told these words in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
BBESo they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.
WebsterThen came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

What does 1 Samuel 11:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 11:3-4

3-4. send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel--a curious proof of the general dissatisfaction that prevailed as to the appointment of Saul. Those Gileadites deemed him capable neither of advising nor succoring them; and even in his own town the appeal was made to the people--not to the prince. 1Sa 11:5-11. They Send to Saul, and Are Delivered.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah - It does not appear that the people of Jabesh-gilead knew any thing of Saul's appointment to the kingdom, for the message is not directed to him but to the people. The people lifted up their voices and wept - They saw no hope of deliverance, and they expected that their reproach would be laid on all Israel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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

Chapter Outline Jabesh-gilead delivered. (1-11) Saul confirmed in his kingdom. (12-15) Verses 1-11 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 consent to have their eyes put out; is it then no wisdom to part with that sin which is as dear to us as our right eye, rather than to be cast into hell-fire? See the faith…

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1 Samuel 11:4 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.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
הַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.Khimthe messengersH4397
גִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtGibeah ofH1390
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears ofH241
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'Uand they lifted upH5375
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קוֹלָ֖םko.Lamvoice theirH6963
וַיִּבְכּֽוּ\׃vai.yiv.Kuand they weptH1058

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 11:4

  • 1 Samuel 10:26

    And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

  • Judges 2:4

    And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

  • Judges 21:2

    And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

  • 1 Samuel 30:4

    Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

  • 1 Samuel 15:34

    Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

  • Galatians 6:2

    Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

  • 1 Samuel 14:2

    And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

  • Hebrews 13:3

    Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

  • Romans 12:15

    Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  • 2 Samuel 21:6

    Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:26

    And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to Gibeah.
10:26; 14:2; 15:34; 2Sa 21:6
lifted up.
30:4; Jud 2:4; 21:2; Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26; Ga 6:2; Heb 13:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 11:3

    And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

  • 1 Samuel 11:4

    Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

  • 1 Samuel 11:5

    And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

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1 Samuel 11:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llegando los mensajeros á Gabaa de Saúl, dijeron estas palabras en oídos del pueblo; y todo el pueblo lloró á voz en grito.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les messagers vinrent à Guibha de Saül, et dirent ces paroles aux oreilles du peuple. Et tout le peuple éleva sa voix, et pleura.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Boten kamen nach Gibea-Saul und redeten diese Worte zu den Ohren des Volkes. Und das ganze Volk erhob seine Stimme und weinte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venerunt ergo nuntii in Gabaa Saulis: et locuti sunt verba hæc, audiente populo: et levavit omnis populus vocem suam, et flevit.