King James Version
1 Samuel 11:6 in the King James Version says “And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.”
1 Samuel 11:6 · KJV
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
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.
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. with: Heb. as one man
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“came”
H6743to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
“And the Spirit”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“when he heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“those tidings”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“was kindled”
H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
“and his anger”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
“greatly”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
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