The town leaders said, “Give us seven days so we can send messengers everywhere in Israel to ask for help. If no one comes here to save us, we will surrender to you.”
Stop listening to Hezekiah. Pay attention to my king. Surrender to him. He will let you keep your own vineyards, fig trees, and cisterns
So they told the Ammonites, “We will surrender to you tomorrow, and then you can do whatever you want to.”
One day the nation's leaders came to Samuel at Ramah