1Sa 11:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Sam 11:1-15: 11:1-15 Saul’s kingship was confirmed through a military victory, the very reason the people wanted a king (8:20 ). 11:1 Ammon (see Gen 19:38 ), located on the east side of the Jordan, represented a threat to Israel similar to the Philistines to the southwest (see also Judg 10:6–11:33 ). • Make a treaty with us: Cp. Josh 9 ; 2 Sam 10:19 .

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‏ 1 Samuel 11:1-2

Summary for 1Sam 11:1-15: 11:1-15 ^a Saul’s kingship was confirmed through a military victory, the very reason the people wanted a king (8:20 ^b). 11:1 ^c Ammon (see Gen 19:38 ^d), located on the east side of the Jordan, represented a threat to Israel similar to the Philistines to the southwest (see also Judg 10:6–11:33 ^e).

• Make a treaty with us: Cp. Josh 9 ^f; 2 Sam 10:19 ^g.
11:2 ^h gouge out the right eye: Mutilation of captured soldiers was a common practice in the ancient Near East. These disfigured soldiers would have lost all depth perception, seriously curtailing their potential for fighting in a revolt.