O panorama
1 Samuel 11 abre com “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of…”, muda perto do versículo 8 com “And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand…” e termina com “And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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1 Samuel · Versão King James · 151 Samuel 11:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all…
1 Samuel 11:1–8 abre com “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh…” e chega a “And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe as escolhas, a oposição, o livramento e os fracassos que aprofundam o conflito em 1 Samuel.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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“Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make…” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
“And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts…” O número seven torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
1 Samuel 11:1-8
Versão King James1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
3And 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.
4Then 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.
5And, 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.
6And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7And 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.
8And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
1 Samuel 11:9-15
Versículos 9–15: They said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men…
1 Samuel 11:9–15 abre com “And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To…” e chega a “And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe as escolhas, a oposição, o livramento e os fracassos que aprofundam o conflito em 1 Samuel.
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“And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
1 Samuel 11:9-15
Versão King James9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
11And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
12And 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.
13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
14Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD ; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
1 Samuel 11:1 começa com “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will…”
Onde o capítulo muda
1 Samuel 11:10 forma uma mudança natural: “Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.”
A nota final
1 Samuel 11:15 deixa o leitor com “And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Saul, people, Jabesh, Israel, messengers, LORD ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.