KJV ORIGINAL
For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When they counted the people, they discovered that none of the people from Jabesh-gilead were there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is explaining that when the Israelites took attendance, they noticed that no one from the town of Jabesh-gilead had shown up.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after the devastating civil war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other eleven tribes of Israel. The Israelites had gathered at Mizpah and made an oath that anyone who didn't come to fight against Benjamin would be put to death. When they counted who was present for the assembly, they realized the entire city of Jabesh-gilead had been absent from this crucial gathering.
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