1 Samuel 11:8

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

King James Version

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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 11:8

BSB

And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.

AKJV

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

CPDV

And he took a census of them at Bezek. And there were three hundred thousand of the sons of Israel. And there were thirty thousand of the men of Judah.

ERV

And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

NHEB

He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

SMT

And he will review them in Bezek, and the sons of Israel will be three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

Word Study (Strong’s) for 1 Samuel 11:8

AndwhenhenumberedH6485VerbtheminBezekH966Proper Name LocationthechildrenH1121Noun MasculineofIsraelH3478Proper Name MasculinewerethreeH7969Noun hundredH3967Noun Feminine thousandH505Noun MasculineandthemenH376Noun MasculineofJudahH3063Proper Name Masculine thirtyH7970Noun Masculine thousandH505Noun Masculine

Commentary for 1 Samuel 11:8

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of 1 Samuel 11:8

Summary

Vast army assembled for military defense

Place

Bezek

Event

Army mustered at Bezek

Estimated Time Period

c. 1050 BC