Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand from Judah. New Living Translation So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah. English Standard Version So Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah. Berean Standard Bible So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. King James Bible And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. New King James Version So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. New American Standard Bible Then Saul summoned the people and counted them in Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. NASB 1995 Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. NASB 1977 Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. Legacy Standard Bible Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. Amplified Bible So Saul summoned the people and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. Christian Standard Bible Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah. American Standard Version And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Contemporary English Version Saul sent messengers who told every town and village to send men to join the army at Telaim. There were 210,000 troops in all, and 10,000 of these were from Judah. Saul organized them, English Revised Version And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. GOD'S WORD® Translation Saul organized the troops, and he counted them at Telaim: 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah. Good News Translation Saul called his forces together and inspected them at Telem: there were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 from Judah. International Standard Version Saul summoned the people and mustered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah. Majority Standard Bible So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. NET Bible So Saul assembled the army and mustered them at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. New Heart English Bible Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Webster's Bible Translation And Saul assembled the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. World English Bible Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Saul summons the people, and inspects them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand [are] men of Judah. Young's Literal Translation And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand are men of Judah. Smith's Literal Translation And Saul will cause the people to hear, and he will review them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo Saul commanded the people, and numbered them as lambs: two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand of the men of Juda. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah. New American Bible Saul alerted the army, and at Telaim reviewed two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. New Revised Standard Version So Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand soldiers of Judah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Saul summoned the people to war, and he numbered them in Telaye, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shaul issued a decree for all the people to battle and numbered them: “Among young men two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand with the men of Yehuda OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Saul summoned the people, and he numbered them in Galgala, four hundred thousand regular troops, and Juda thirty thousand regular troops. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul's Disobedience…3Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ” 4So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim— 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. 5Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.… Cross References Judges 20:1-2 Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah. / The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords. Numbers 1:3 You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. Numbers 31:4-6 Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.” / So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war. / And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling. Deuteronomy 20:1-4 When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ... Joshua 4:12-13 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them. / About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho. 1 Samuel 13:2 He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home. 1 Samuel 11:8 And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah. 2 Samuel 24:9 And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000. 1 Chronicles 21:5 And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah. 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah / and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor. / These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; ... Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Mark 13:27 And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. Luke 17:34-36 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left. / Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.” / Two men will be in the field: One and will be taken and the other left. Acts 1:13-14 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. / With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Treasury of Scripture And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Telaim Joshua 15:24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, Telem 1 Samuel 11:8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 1 Samuel 13:15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. Jump to Previous Assembled Hundred Inspecteth Judah Mustered Numbered Saul Soldiers Summoned Summoneth Ten Thousand TogetherJump to Next Assembled Hundred Inspecteth Judah Mustered Numbered Saul Soldiers Summoned Summoneth Ten Thousand Together1 Samuel 15 1. Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek6. Saul favors the Kenites 7. He spares Agag and the best of the spoil 10. Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience 24. Saul's humiliation 32. Samuel kills Agag 34. Samuel and Saul part So Saul summoned the troops The phrase "So Saul summoned the troops" indicates a decisive action taken by King Saul in response to God's command through the prophet Samuel. The Hebrew root for "summoned" is קָרָא (qara), which means to call or proclaim. This action reflects Saul's role as a leader and his responsibility to mobilize Israel's military forces. Historically, this summoning would involve sending messengers throughout the tribes to gather the men for battle, demonstrating the unity and readiness of Israel to follow their king into conflict. and numbered them at Telaim 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah Ten thousand men of Judah.--Again the numbers of this great tribe are out of proportion to the numbers furnished by the rest of the tribes. (See Note on 1Samuel 11:8.) Verse 4. - Telaim. Kimchi identifies this with Telem (Joshua 15:24), a place on the southern border of Judah near the country of the Amalekites. But as telaim means "lambs," more probably beth, "house," is to be understood; and so it was no town, but the "place of lambs," i.e. some open spot where at the proper season the lambs were collected from the pastures in the wilderness. Ten thousand men of Judah. A very small number compared with the hosts of Israel, especially as Judah was most exposed to the Amalekite, raids (but see on 1 Samuel 11:8. A large army was necessary, because the Bedouin race, though offering little direct resistance, would be very difficult to overtakeParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Saulשָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites summoned וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע (way·šam·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the troops הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and numbered them וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙ (way·yip̄·qə·ḏêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit at Telaim— בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים (baṭ·ṭə·lā·’îm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2923: Telaim -- a place where Saul mustered his forces 200,000 מָאתַ֥יִם (mā·ṯa·yim) Number - fd Strong's 3967: A hundred foot soldiers רַגְלִ֑י (raḡ·lî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7273: A footman and 10,000 וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת (wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 6235: Ten men אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Judah. יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Links 1 Samuel 15:4 NIV1 Samuel 15:4 NLT 1 Samuel 15:4 ESV 1 Samuel 15:4 NASB 1 Samuel 15:4 KJV 1 Samuel 15:4 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 15:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 15:4 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 15:4 French Bible 1 Samuel 15:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 15:4 Saul summoned the people and numbered them (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |