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NASB					1 Sam 11:1 Now ^ANahash⁵¹⁷⁶ the Ammonite⁵⁹⁸⁴ came⁵⁹²⁷ up and ¹besieged²⁵⁸³^,⁵⁹²¹ ^BJabesh-gilead³⁰⁰³^,¹⁵⁶⁸; and all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Jabesh³⁰⁰³ said⁵⁵⁹ to Nahash⁵¹⁷⁶, "Make³⁷⁷² ^Ca covenant¹²⁸⁵ with us and we will serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ you."
AMPLIFIED 2015					1 Sam 11:1 Now Nahash the ¹Ammonite [king] went up and ²besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty [of peace] with us and we will serve you."

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Lit camped against

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The Ammonites were descendants of Lot (Gen 19:36-38).

This was a common military tactic used against a fortified (walled) city or garrison, to take it with a minimal loss of troops. All supplies and communication were cut off between the city and the outside world, in the hope of starving out the citizens or destroying their morale and will to resist.

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1 Sam 12:12 "When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' although the LORD your God was your king.

Judg 21:8 ¶ And they said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel who did not come up to the LORD at Mizpah?" And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

Gen 26:28 They said, "We see plainly that the LORD has been with you; so we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

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376

ish (35d); from an unused word; man:--adulteress*(1), all(1), another(2), any(6), any man(21), any man's(4), any one(3), anyone(16), anyone*(1), archers*(1), Benjamite*(3), certain(6), champion*(2), counselor*(1), counselors*(1), deserve(1), each(148), each had another(1), each his man(1), each man(1), each man(37), each man's(3), each one(37), each one by another(1), each person(1), each*(5), eloquent*(1), every(1), every man(38), every man's(7), every one(8), everyone(16), everyone*(3), expert(1), farming*(1), father*(1), fellow(3), fellows(2), friend*(1), friends*(1), high*(1), himself(1), hunter*(1), husband(65), husband's(1), husbands(4), idiot*(1), Ishi(1), keepers(2), liar*(1), male(2), man(746), man against another(1), man of each(1), man the men(1), man your husband(1), man's(21), man's are the men(1), manchild(1), mankind*(1), marry*(1), marrying*(1), men(669), men at one(1), men's(1), men*(1), no*(1), none*(10), one(89), one of men(1), one's(1), oppressor*(1), ordinary(1), own(1), people(3), person(5), persons(2), prime(1), rank(1), respective(1), sailors*(1), slanderer*(1), soldiers(1), soldiers*(3), some(8), son*(1), steward*(1), swordsmen*(1), this one(1), this one and that one(1), those(1), those who(3), tiller*(1), together*(1), traders*(2), tradition*(1), traveler*(1), troop(1), warriors(3), whoever*(3).

559

amar (55c); a prim. root; to utter, say:--address(1), advised(1), answer(2), answered(50), answers(1), ask(2), asked(4), asking(1), Asserting(1), assigned(1), call(2), called(4), command(1), commanded(14), commanded to say(1), commands(3), consider(1), continued(2), decided(2), declare*(1), declared(2), declared*(1), declares(1), demonstrates(1), designate(1), desired(1), follows(2), gave an order(2), gave the order(2), gave orders(2), indeed say(1), informed(1), intend(2), intended(1), intending(1), meditate(1), mentioned(1), name(1), namely(2), news(1), ordered(6), plainly says(1), promised(6), proposing(2), really thought(1), repeated*(1), replied*(1), requested(1), resolved(3), responded*(7), said(2766), said*(2), say(601), saying(862), saying*(1), says(594), sent word(1), speak(29), speak to you saying(1), speaking(2), speaks(2), specifically say(1), specified(1), spoke(77), spoken(15), still say(1), suppose(1), tell(23), telling(2), tells(1), think(1), thinking(2), thought(17), told(25), utters(1), vaunt(1).

1285

berith (136b); from an unused word; a covenant:--allied(1), allies*(1), covenant(275), covenants(1), El-berith*(1), league(2), treaty(4).

1568

Gilad (166d); from 1566; a region in Pal., also the name of several Isr.:--Gilead(99), Gilead's(1), Gileadites(2), Jabesh-gilead*(12).

2583

chanah (333b); a prim. root; to decline, bend down, encamp:--besieged*(2), camp(25), camped(96), camping(5), coming to an end(1), encamp(3), encamped(3), encamps(2), pitched(2), remained camped(3), Settling(1).

3003

Yabesh or
Yabesh (386d); from 3001; a place in Gilead, also an Isr.:--Jabesh(12), Jabesh-gilead*(12).

3605

kol or
kol (481a); from 3634; the whole, all:--all(4045), all for every(2), all his and every(1), all his everything(1), all its the entire(1), all the and every(1), all the of every(1), all the everywhere(1), all the throughout(1), all your concerning everything(1), all your to every(1), all your throughout(1), all men(2), all these(1), all things(11), altogether(1), always*(15), annually*(2), any(176), any or by all(2), any*(5), anyone(12), anyone*(2), anything(31), anything*(6), anywhere(3), anywhere*(1), both(2), complete(2), completely(5), continually*(15), countryside*(1), during(1), each(4), each one(1), each*(1), earnestly*(1), else(1), entire(16), entirely(1), every(366), every and everyone(1), every in all(1), every of all(4), every of any(1), every pertaining to all(1), every man(1), every one(1), every one(12), every thing(1), every way(1), everyone(96), everyone's(3), everyone*(3), everything(52), everything*(4), everywhere(2), everywhere*(2), far(1), farthest(1), forever*(10), full(2), gaping(1), health*(1), just*(6), life*(1), lifetime*(1), long*(9), mere(1), much(1), no one(1), no*(33), none*(13), nothing*(12), one(3), only(1), perpetually*(2), plenty(1), something*(1), there is everywhere(1), throughout(20), throughout and all(1), throughout the whole(1), throughout all(1), throughout*(1), total(6), totally(2), utter(1), variety(1), whatever(24), whatever*(40), whenever(4), wherever*(20), whoever(45), whoever then any(1), whoever*(6), whoever...any(3), whole(125), whole and let all(1), whole and all(3), wholehearted*(1), wholly(2), whomever*(3).

3772

karath (503c); a prim. root; to cut off, cut down:--beams(3), cease(1), chewed(1), completely cut off(1), covenanted(1), cut(10), cut her off(1), cut him off(5), cut it down(1), cut it off(1), cut them down(1), cut you down(1), cut you off(2), cut down(23), cut off(129), cuts(1), cuts off(4), cutter(1), destroy(1), destroyed(3), fail(1), kill(1), lack(8), made(52), make(31), makes(2), making(2), making an in writing(1), perish(1).

5176

Nachash (638b); from the same as 5175; the name of several non-Isr.:--Nahash(9).

5647

abad (712b); a prim. root; to work, serve:--become slaves(1), been slaves(1), bondage(2), burdened(2), cultivate(7), cultivated(2), cultivates(1), do(6), do the work(1), enslaved(3), given(1), holding in bondage(1), imposed(1), keep(2), labor(3), laborers*(2), make servant(1), make slaves(2), manufacturers(1), observe(1), perform(9), performed(2), plowed(1), rendered(1), serve(141), served(52), serves(2), serving(5), slave(1), slaves(1), subject(1), till(1), tiller(1), tiller*(1), tills(2), use as slaves(1), used(1), uses services(1), work(7), worked(2), workers(2), working(1), worship(7), worshipers(6).

5921

al (752c); from 5927; upon, above, over:--about(27), about*(1), above(43), above*(16), accordance(2), accordance*(1), according(40), according*(2), account(11), account*(2), across*(1), addition(4), addition*(1), afflicted(1), after(14), after*(1), against(536), against*(1), along(11), alongside*(1), although(1), among(7), around(11), attention*(1), because(82), because*(49), before(10), before*(19), behalf(18), behind*(2), beside(47), beside*(6), besides(5), besiege*(1), besieged*(13), besieging(1), besieging*(5), better than(1), between(1), beyond(3), beyond*(1), bordered*(1), care(1), carried(1), charge(31), charge*(1), command(1), committed(1), concerning(97), concerning*(5), confront(1), confront*(1), connection(1), conquer*(1), consider*(3), considered*(2), contrary(1), corresponding(2), corresponding*(1), crowns(1), defiance*(1), despite(1), due(1), duty(1), east*(7), encouragingly*(2), engaged(1), even(1), everywhere*(1), faces*(1), facing*(1), far(2), forsaking*(1), full*(1), fully*(1), have charge(1), inasmuch*(5), instead*(1), leave*(1), length*(1), more than(2), much(1), named*(1), near(4), next(9), next*(13), now*(1), obliging*(1), off(6), off*(5), opposed(1), opposite(1), opposite*(4), ornamented*(1), over(538), over*(6), overflowing*(1), overflows*(1), overlooks*(3), part(1), planned*(1), pleased*(1), pleases*(2), presence(2), pressed*(1), prompts*(1), reason(2), reason*(6), received(1), regard(3), regarding(1), respect(1), responsibility(1), ruthlessly*(1), sake(4), sake*(1), sakes(2), settled*(1), since*(1), so(1), so*(2), sorrow(1), spite(2), steward*(4), surround*(1), sworn*(1), task(1), than(1), than were over(1), theirs*(1), therefore*(139), thereon(1), through(3), throughout(3), together(3), too(3), top(1), top*(2), toward(20), toward*(5), under(12), until(1), upright*(2), upside*(1), urged*(1), view(1), way(1), when(1), where(1), where*(5), wherever*(2), while(1), why*(10), within(13), within*(1), wore(1).

5927

alah (748a); a prim. root; to go up, ascend, climb:--all means go(1), approach(1), arise(2), arose(1), ascend(12), ascended(10), ascending(2), ascends(2), ascent(1), attack(2), been(1), blow away(1), breaking(1), bring(33), bring them back(1), bringing(2), brings(1), brought(66), burn(2), burnt offerings(1), came(67), came back(1), carried(2), carried away(1), carry(3), cast(1), charging(1), chew(4), chews(5), climb(4), climbed(1), climbs(2), come(83), comes(2), coming(12), dawn*(1), dawned(1), depart(1), enter(1), entered(1), erected(1), evaporated(1), exalt(1), exalted(2), excel(1), falls(1), fell(2), get(1), get back(1), give off(1), go(140), goes(6), going(8), gone(18), gone away(2), got back(1), grew(3), grow(2), grow back(1), grows(1), imported*(2), incite(1), included(1), invaded(2), jump(1), lead(1), left(1), levied(3), lie(1), lift(1), lifted(10), lighted(1), made(1), marching(1), mating(2), mount(9), mounted(2), offer(29), offered(34), offering(10), offers(3), ornamented*(1), overgrown(1), placed(1), progressed(1), prompts*(1), put(2), raged(2), raised(1), raises(1), reached(1), reaches(1), recorded(1), restore(1), restored(1), rise(10), rises(7), rising(1), rose(4), scales(1), set(1), sets(2), sprang(1), spring(2), sprout(1), stacking(1), stirs(1), surely bring(1), take(3), take me away(1), taken(4), thrown(1), took(4), trims(1), using(4), vanish(1), wear(1), went(161), went away(1), withdraw(3), withdrawn(1), withdrew(1), worked(1).

5984

Ammoni (770a); from 5983; desc. of Ammon:--Ammonite(10), Ammonites(5).

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