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The next day at dawn they broke into the Ammonite camp. * And they slaughtered the Ammonites until the middle of the day. * Survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together. * Then the people said to Samuel, Where are those who said, Shall Saul reign over us? Hand those men over so we can put them to death! * But Saul said, No one shall be put to death today. * And the people all went to Gilgal where they made Saul king before Yahweh, offered sacrifices, and greatly rejoiced. * 故事 But there were seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and had entered Jabesh-Gilead. * About a month later, Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-Gilead. * So all the men of Jabesh Gilead said to Nahash, Make a treaty with us and we will become your subjects. * 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. * At this time, Nahash king of the Ammonites was oppressing the Gadites and Reubenites harshly, gouging out each of their right eyes. * Not one was of the Israelites across the Jordan was left whose right eye had not been gouged out. * 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. * When messengers came to Gibeah and reported this to the people, they wept aloud. * Saul was returning from the fields with his oxen and said, Why is it that the people weep? * 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. * 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. * The people came out and joined as one army. Saul mustered them at Bezek and they numbered 300,000 from Israel and 30,000 from Judah. * But there were