1 Samuel 11:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 He mustered them at Bezek; the Israelites[a] were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah were thirty thousand. 9 They said to the messengers who had come, “Thus you will say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow deliverance for you will come when the sun is hot.’”[b] When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced. 10 The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.”[c]
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- 1 Samuel 11:8 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- 1 Samuel 11:9 Literally “at the heating of the sun”
- 1 Samuel 11:10 Literally “as all of the good that is in your eyes”
1 Samuel 11:8-10
New International Version
8 When Saul mustered(A) them at Bezek,(B) the men of Israel numbered three hundred thousand and those of Judah thirty thousand.
9 They told the messengers who had come, “Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.’” When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated. 10 They said to the Ammonites, “Tomorrow we will surrender(C) to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.”
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