A region near the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. At this time, a civil war broke out between the tribes of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin due to a crime committed by scoundrels from the tribe of Benjamin, and almost all the adult men of the tribe of Benjamin were annihilated. Women were needed for marriage to ensure the survival of the tribe of Benjamin, and the city of Jabesh-Gilead, which had not participated in this war, was designated. Therefore, the allied forces of the Israelite tribes massacred the people of this region, leaving only 400 virgins to be married to the remaining men of the tribe of Benjamin.
Judges 21:8For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.Judges 21:9The congregation sent twelve thousand of the most valiant men there, and commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.Judges 21:10This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man.”Judges 21:11They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.Judges 21:12The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.Judges 21:13Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead. There still weren’t enough for them.Judges 21:14The people grieved for Benjamin, because Yahweh had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
사울(왕) 초기에 이 지역에 암몬 족속이 공격해 들어온다. 이 곳 주민들이 항복하고 그들을 왕으로 받아들이겠다고 했지만, 암몬 족속은 그들의 한쪽 눈을 빼어내라고 하였다. 결국 사울(왕)이 이들과의 전쟁에서 승리함으로써 위협에서 벗어난다.
1 Samuel 11:1Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonor all Israel.”1 Samuel 11:2The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.”1 Samuel 11:3Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people, then all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.1 Samuel 11:4Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, “What ails the people that they weep?” They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.1 Samuel 11:5God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.1 Samuel 11:6He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever doesn’t come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.1 Samuel 11:7He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.1 Samuel 11:8They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’ ” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.1 Samuel 11:9Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.”1 Samuel 11:10On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.1 Samuel 11:11The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!”1 Samuel 11:12Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”1 Samuel 11:13Then Samuel said to the people, “Come! Let’s go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.”1 Samuel 11:14All the people went to Gilgal); and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.1 Samuel 11:15All the people went to Gilgal); and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
이후, 사울(왕)과 그 아들들이 블레셋 민족과의 전쟁에서 패하고 목숨을 잃고 만다. 블레셋 민족들은 사울과 세 아들의 시체를 벧산 성벽에 매달아놓았는데, 야베스 길르앗의 용사들이 밤중에 공격하여 그 시체들을 가져와 장사지내주었고, 7일동안 금식하였다.
1 Samuel 31:8They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols, and to the people.1 Samuel 31:9They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.1 Samuel 31:10When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,1 Samuel 31:11all the valiant men arose, went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burned them there.1 Samuel 31:12They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.1 Samuel 31:13They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 Chronicles 10:8They stripped him, and took his head and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.1 Chronicles 10:9They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.1 Chronicles 10:10When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,1 Chronicles 10:11all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.1 Chronicles 10:12So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of Yahweh’s word, which he didn’t keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire,
다윗이 왕이 된 이후, 이 지역의 주민들을 칭찬하고 사울과 요나단의 뼈를 가져와 베냐민 지파의 지역에 있는 가족의 묘지에 장사지내주었다.
2 Samuel 21:12and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son. They also gathered the bones of those who were hanged.2 Samuel 21:13They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land.2 Samuel 21:14The Philistines) had war again with Israel; and David) went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;