Gouged Eyes and Dismembered Oxen – King Saul – The Brick Bible

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At this time, Nahash king of the Ammonites was oppressing the Gadites and Reubenites harshly, gouging out each of their right eyes.

1 of 11 1 Samuel 11:1*

Not one was of the Israelites across the Jordan was left whose right eye had not been gouged out.

2 of 11 1 Samuel 11:1*

But there were seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and had entered Jabesh-Gilead.

3 of 11 1 Samuel 11:1*

About a month later, Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-Gilead.

4 of 11 1 Samuel 11:1

So all the men of Jabesh Gilead said to Nahash, 'Make a treaty with us and we will become your subjects.'

5 of 11 1 Samuel 11:1

Nahash replied, 'I will make a treaty with you only if I may gouge out the right eye of every one of you, thereby disgracing all of Israel.'

6 of 11 1 Samuel 11:2

The elders of Jabesh said to him, 'Allow us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel. If no one rescues us, we will surrender to you.'

7 of 11 1 Samuel 11:3

When messengers came to Gibeah and reported this to the people, they wept aloud.

8 of 11 1 Samuel 11:4

Saul was returning from the fields with his oxen and said, 'Why is it that the people weep?'

9 of 11 1 Samuel 11:5

When they told Saul what the men of Jabesh has said, the spirit of Yahweh came upon Saul. His anger flared greatly and he cut a pair of oxen into pieces.

10 of 11 1 Samuel 11:5–7

He sent these throughout the lands of Israel with messengers saying, 'This is what will happen to the oxen of any who do not come out to march with Saul!' And the terror of Yahweh fell upon the people.

11 of 11 1 Samuel 11:7

Saul Leads Slaughter of the Ammonites

Saul Leads Slaughter of the Ammonites