1 Samuel 11:4 “When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in…”

1 Samuel 11:4

When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Then 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.

American Standard Version

Then 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and tolde these tidings in the eares of the people: and all the people lift vp their voices and wept.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And 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;

Bible in Basic English

So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.

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Cross references

“to Gibeah”

1 Samuel 10:26 1 Samuel 15:34 1 Samuel 14:2 2 Samuel 21:6

1 Samuel 10:26 · BSB

Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.

1 Samuel 15:34 · BSB

Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 14:2 · BSB

Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,

2 Samuel 21:6 · BSB

let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.

“lifted up”

Judges 2:4 1 Samuel 30:4 Judges 21:2 Galatians 6:2 Romans 12:15 1 Corinthians 12:26

Judges 2:4 · BSB

When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

1 Samuel 30:4 · BSB

So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

Judges 21:2 · BSB

So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.

Galatians 6:2 · BSB

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Romans 12:15 · BSB

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

1 Corinthians 12:26 · BSB

If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3“Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”

5Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

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