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1 Chronicles 10:11
When all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a third-person event concerning the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead at the precise moment they learn of the Philistines' actions against Saul. This statement functions as a narrative pivot between the enemy's desecration and the community's subsequent recovery of the royal remains.
The words — The verb וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ (va.yish.me'u) means "they heard," marking the cognitive trigger for the following action. The phrase כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ (kol asher a.su) literally translates to "all that they had done," defining the specific scope of the reported violence.
The thread — This hearing event directly parallels the account in 1 Samuel 31:11 and sets the stage for the Judahite king-making in 2 Samuel 2:4. The city's identity also echoes the earlier deliverance narrative in 1 Samuel 11:1.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that communal action begins with accurate reportage of hostile deeds. It establishes a cause-and-effect sequence where hearing precedes the disciplined response of retrieval and mourning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when all Jabesh–gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 2:4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 1 Samuel 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
- 1 Samuel 31:11 When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,