And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
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Interpretation
The first fruit of Saul's government was the rescue of Jabesh-gilead from the Ammonites. To save their lives, men will part with liberty, and even consent to have their eyes put out; is it then no wisdom to part with that sin which is as dear to us as our right eye, rather than to be cast into hell-fire?
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 11:5-9.
Glossary
- Bezek Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Ibziq.