1Sa 11:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : Nahash responded with a cruel demand - that the men of Jabesh-Gilead must all have their right eyes gouged out. This would both torment them and render them unable to fight effectively. The Ammonites wanted to humiliate the Israelites and weaken their military capacity .

‏ 1 Samuel 11:2

v. 2: Nahash responded with a cruel demand - that the men of Jabesh-Gilead must all have their right eyes gouged out. This would both torment them and render them unable to fight effectively. The Ammonites wanted to humiliate the Israelites and weaken their military capacity .