They saidto the messengerswho had come,"Thusyou shall sayto the menof Jabesh-gilead,'Tomorrow,by the time the sunis hot,you will havedeliverance.'"So the messengerswentand toldthe menof Jabesh;and they were glad.
Davidsentmessengersto the menof Jabesh-gilead,and saidto them, "May you be blessedof the LORDbecauseyou have shownthiskindnessto Saulyour lord,and have buriedhim.
allthe valiantmenaroseand tookaway the bodyof Sauland the bodiesof his sonsand broughtthem to Jabesh,and they buriedtheir bonesunderthe oakin Jabesh,and fastedsevendays.
He deliveredme from my strongenemy,And from those who hatedme, for they were toomightyfor me.
And they said,"Whatoneis there of the tribesof Israelwhodid not comeup to the LORDat Mizpah?"And behold,noonehad cometo the campfrom Jabesh-gileadto the assembly.
Then the menof Jabeshsaid,"Tomorrowwe will comeout to you, and you may doto us whateverseems goodto you."
He numberedthem in Bezek;and the sonsof Israelwere 300,000,and the menof Judah30000
Now when the inhabitantsof Jabesh-gileadheardwhatthe Philistineshad doneto Saul,
