1 Samuel 11:8-10

The Voice

⁸ Saul gathered them at Bezek, and the Israelites numbered 300,000 fighting men, with Judah providing 30,000. ⁹ The messengers who had come from Jabesh were sent back to tell the people in Jabesh-gilead to look for deliverance before the heat of the next day. They were thrilled by the news.

¹⁰ So the citizens of Jabesh sent a message to Nahash.