Banna ba Juda ba fihla hona moo, ba tlotsa Davida hore e be kgosi ya morabe wa Juda. Ha tsebiswa Davida, ha thwe: “Banna ba Jabeshe-Gileade ke bona ba epetseng Saule.”
Davida a theoha, a ya nka masapo a Saule le a Jonathane, mora wa Saule, ho banna ba Jabeshe-Gileade, ba neng ba a utswe lebaleng la Bete-Shane, moo Bafilesita ba neng ba ile ba ba fanyehela teng, mohla Saule a bolaelwang Gileboa ke Bafilesita.
Ba boela ba re: “Ke morabe ofe hara merabe ya Iseraele, o sa kang wa phuthehela Misepa ho Morena?” Ba bona hore ha ho motho le ya mong ya ileng a tla diahelong a etswa Jabeshe-Gileade, a etla phuthehong.