1 Samuel 11:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Saul killed two of his oxen, cut them up in pieces, and gave the pieces to the messengers. He told them to show the pieces to everyone in Israel and say, “Saul and Samuel are getting an army together. Come and join them. If you don't, this is what will happen to your oxen!” The LORD made the people of Israel terribly afraid. So all the men came together

Cross References

Genesis 35:5

While Jacob and his family were travelling through Canaan, God terrified the people in the towns so much that no one dared bother them.

2 Chronicles 14:14

The people who lived in the villages around Gerar learnt what had happened and were afraid of the LORD. So Judah's army easily defeated them and carried off everything of value that they wanted from these towns.

2 Chronicles 17:10

The nations around Judah were afraid of the LORD's power, so none of them attacked Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 19:7

So do your work in honour of him and know that he won't allow you to be unfair to anyone or to take bribes.

Isaiah 8:13

I am the one you should fear and respect. I am the holy God, the LORD All-Powerful!

Judges 19:29

When he got home, he took a butcher's knife and cut her body into twelve pieces. Then he told some messengers, “Take one piece to each tribe of Israel

Judges 20:1

The Israelites called a meeting of the nation. And since they were God's people, the meeting was held at the place of worship in Mizpah. Men who could serve as soldiers came from everywhere in Israel—from Dan in the north, Beersheba in the south, and Gilead east of the River Jordan. Four hundred thousand of them came to Mizpah, and they each felt the same about what those men from the tribe of Benjamin had done. News about the meeting at Mizpah reached the tribe of Benjamin. As soon as the leaders of the tribes of Israel took their places, the Israelites said, “How could such a horrible thing happen?”