1 Samuel 11:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ He took two oxen, cut them in pieces, and had messengers carry the pieces throughout the land of Israel with this warning: “Whoever does not follow Saul and Samuel into battle will have this done to his oxen!”

The people of Israel were afraid of what the Lord might do, and all of them, without exception, came out together. ⁸ Saul gathered them at Bezek: there were 300,000 from Israel and 30,000 from Judah. ⁹ They said to the messengers from Jabesh, “Tell your people that before noon tomorrow they will be rescued.” When the people of Jabesh received the message, they were overjoyed