And they said: In the morning we will come out to you; and you shall do what you please with us.
And they said to the messengers that came: Thus shall you say to the men of Jabes Galaad: To-morrow, when the sun shall be hot, you shall have relief. The messengers therefore came, and told the men of Jabes; and they were glad.
And the king of Israel answered: According to thy word, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all that I have.