Nahash, the Ammonite besieged Jabesh Gilead and all the men of Jabesh said to him to make a treaty with them, and they will be serve him. However, Nahash said he would make a treaty if he is allowed to gouge out the right eye of each of them and so all of Israel would be ashamed. The elders of Jabesh said to give seven days so they can send messengers throughout, Israel; if no one comes to rescue them they would surrender. When the messengers came to Gibeah they told the people the news, and the people cried loudly. Saul had finished plowing in the fields with his oxen. He was coming home when he heard the people crying and asked “What’s wrong with the people and why are they crying?” When they told Saul what the messengers of Jabesh said to …show more content…
The messengers announced that this would happen to the oxen of anyone who doesn’t follow Saul or Samuel. The people were afraid of the Lord. Saul gathered the people together at Bezek. There were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah. They spoke to the messengers who had come. They said to tell the the people at Jabesh Gilead that before the day becomes hot the next day, they will be saved. The people at Jabesh were happy and said to Nahash the Ammonite that the next day they will give themselves up to him and he could do anything he wanted to do to them. The next morning Saul divided his soldiers into three groups. At dawn they entered the Ammonite camp and they were defeated. The Ammonites who survived were scattered and no even two of them were still together. The people said to Samuel “Who was it that said they didn’t want Saul as king? Just bring them here and we’ll kill them.” Saul protested and said that no one will be put to death since God had saved Israel that day. The people went to Gilgal and before the Lord, they made Samuel king. They offered fellowship offerings to God and Saul and the Israelites had a great