1 Samuel 11:9
“And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead , To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore the men of Jabesh said,.... To Nahash the Ammonite:
tomorrow we will come out unto you; meaning if they had…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The distance from Bezek to Jabesh-Gilead would perhaps be about twenty miles.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 11:5-11
What is here related turns very much to the honour of Saul, and shows the happy fruits of that other spirit with which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
ye shall have help Or, deliverance. The same word is translated "salvation" in 1Sa 11:11, and the cognate verb "save" in…