1 Samuel 11:8 meaning and explanation

And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.

1 Samuel 11:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Saul has just rallied Israel against Nahash the Ammonite, who threatened to gouge out the right eye of every man in Jabesh-gilead. Moved by the Spirit of God, Saul cut up a pair of oxen and sent the pieces throughout the land, summoning the fighting men.

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