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1 Samuel 11:3 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 11 · verse 3
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.1 Samuel 11:3 · King James Version
1 Samuel 11:3 in context
1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
3And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
5And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- respiterâphâhto slackenH7503 →
- elderszâqênoldH2205 →
- JabeshYâbêshJobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in PalestineH3003 →
- coastsgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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The Ammonites were bad neighbours to those tribes of Israel that lay next them, though descendants from just Lot, and, for that reason, dealt civilly with by Israel. See Deu 2:19.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4