David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, ‘The Lord bless you because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
1 Samuel 11:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He told the messengers who had come, ‘Tell this to the men of Jabesh-gilead: “Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.” ’ So the messengers told the men of Jabesh, and they rejoiced. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The messengers who came were told, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help. The messengers came and reported to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad. American Standard Version (1901) And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. Common English Bible The messengers who had come were then told, “Say this to the people of Jabesh-gilead: Tomorrow by the time the sun is hot, you will be saved.” When the messengers returned and reported this to the people of Jabesh, they were overjoyed. Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to the messengers who had arrived: "So shall you say to the men who are of Jabesh Gilead: 'Tomorrow, when the sun will be hot, you shall have salvation.' " Therefore, the messengers went and announced it to the men of Jabesh, who became joyful. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, ‘The Lord bless you because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
all their brave men set out and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.
They asked, ‘Which city among the tribes of Israel didn’t come to the Lord at Mizpah? ’ It turned out that no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp and the assembly.
Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, ‘Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do whatever you want to us.’
Saul counted them at Bezek. There were three hundred thousand , Israelites and thirty thousand men from Judah.
When the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,