1 Samuel 11:1 — Now Nahash the Ammonite [king] went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Samuel 11:1 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Samuel 11.1, 1 Samuel 11v1, 1S. 11:1. Now Nahash the Ammonite [king] went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty [of peace] with us and we will serve you.”
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1 Now Nahash the Ammonite [king] went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty [of peace] with us and we will serve you.”
Notes and references
The Ammonites were descendants of Lot (Gen 19:36-38).
This was a common military tactic used against a fortified (walled) city or garrison, to take it with a minimal loss of troops. All supplies and communication were cut off between the city and the outside world, in the hope of starving out the citizens or destroying their morale and will to resist.