1 Samuel 11:4-7

1 Samuel 11:4-7

[4] Then came  the messengers  to Gibeah  of Saul,  and told  the tidings  in the ears  of the people:  lifted up  their voices,  and wept.  [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.  [6] And the Spirit  of God  came  upon Saul  when he heard  those tidings,  and his anger  was kindled  greatly.  [7] 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.