13But Saul said, "No one shall be put to death today, for this day the Lord has rescued Israel."


In Context

10 They said to the Ammonites, "Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever seems good to you."

11 The next day Saul separated his men into three divisions; during the last watch of the night they broke into the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

12 The people then said to Samuel, "Who was it that asked, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring these men to us and we will put them to death."

13 But Saul said, "No one shall be put to death today, for this day the Lord has rescued Israel."

14 Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there reaffirm the kingship."

15 So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the Lord . There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the Lord , and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration.

1st Samuel 11:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul said: No man shall be killed this day, because the Lord this day hath wrought salvation in Israel:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah hath wrought deliverance in Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13But Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah has wrought deliverance in Israel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for today the LORD hath wrought deliverance in Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to-day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13Saul said, |There shall not a man be put to death this day; for today Yahweh has worked deliverance in Israel.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul saith, 'There is no man put to death on this day, for to-day hath Jehovah wrought salvation in Israel.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.