El panorama
1 Samuel 11 abre con “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of…”, cambia cerca del versículo 8 con “And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand…” y termina con “And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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1 Samuel · Versión 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 con “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh…” y llega a “And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en 1 Samuel.
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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…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
“And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts…” El número seven hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
1 Samuel 11:1-8
Versión 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 con “And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To…” y llega a “And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en 1 Samuel.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“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 línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da 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…” Esta señal narrativa conocida hace avanzar el tiempo. Lo que sigue es una nueva escena, consecuencia o respuesta a una tensión anterior.
1 Samuel 11:9-15
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 Samuel 11:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 Samuel 11:10 forma un giro 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.”
La nota final
1 Samuel 11:15 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Saul, people, Jabesh, Israel, messengers, LORD ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
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Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.