1 Samuel 11:3 - New International Version (Anglicised)

³ The elders of Jabesh said to him, ‘Give us seven days so that we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no-one comes to rescue us, we will surrender to you.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ The elders of Jabesh said to Nahash, Give us seven days' time, that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no man to save us, we will come out to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee.

Common English Bible

³ The elders of Jabesh replied to him, “Leave us alone for seven days so we can send messengers thoughout Israel’s territory. If there’s no one to save us, then we’ll surrender to you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the elders of Jabesh said to him: "Grant to us seven days, so that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel. And if there is no one who may defend us, we will go out to you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And the ancients of Jabes said to him: Allow us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the coasts of Israel; and if there be no one to defend us; we will come out to thee.

1 Samuel 11:3 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 36:16

‘Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig-tree and drink water from your own cistern,

1 Samuel 11:10

They said to the Ammonites, ‘Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.’

1 Samuel 8:4

So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.