1 Samuel 11:5 - Tree of Life Version

⁵ Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, so Saul asked, “Why are the people weeping?” Then they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Now Saul came out of the field after the oxen, and [he] said, What ails the people that they are weeping? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

Common English Bible

⁵ At just that moment, Saul was coming back from keeping the cattle in the fields. “What’s wrong with everybody?” he asked. “Why are they crying?” Saul was then told what the men from Jabesh had said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And behold, Saul arrived, following oxen from the field. And he said, "What has happened to the people that they would weep?" And they explained to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

1 Samuel 11:5 Cross References

Genesis 21:17

Then God heard the boy’s voice and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and He said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, because God has heard the boy’s voice where he is.

1 Kings 19:19

So he departed from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Then Elijah crossed over to him and threw his mantle on him.

Psalm 78:71

from following nursing ewes. He brought him to shepherd Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance.

Isaiah 22:1

The burden of the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now? For you have gone up to the rooftops.

Judges 18:23

They called out to the children of Dan, who turned their faces around and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you have called them out?”

1 Samuel 9:1

Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish son of Abiel son of Zeror son of Becorath son of Aphiah son of a Benjamite. He was a mighty man of valor