Lux Domini
And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

What does 1 Samuel 11:12 mean?

They now honoured Saul whom they had despised; and if an enemy be made a friend, that is more to our advantage than to have him slain.

Key themes

HopeLeadershipAnointingObedience

Read with

Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 11:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Saul Person

Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .

Samuel Person

Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .