Read the text of Shmuel I 11
Bullet Point Summary
Shmuel I Perek 11
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King Nachash tried having the Jews of Yavesh Gilad submit themselves to him.
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The Elders of Yavesh Gilad requested 7 days to ask for help from Yisrael and if no one would answer their request they would agree to submission.
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The message reached the new King Shaul.
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King Shaul sent 2 oxen cut in half throughout Yisrael. Shaul related who ever does not come to battle their fate will by like the oxen.
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330,000 members of Yisrael answer the battle call.
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Under the new reign of King Shaul, King Nachash is destroyed before the heat of the day.
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Shmuel had the nation reaffirm their allegiance to Shaul in Gilgal in a celebratory manner.
