I Samuel 11:3
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Nahash the Ammonite besieged Jabesh-gilead and demanded to gouge out the right eye of every inhabitant, but when word reached Saul the Spirit of God came upon him and he rallied Israel to rescue the city. Saul's army routed the Ammonites, and the people renewed his kingship at Gilgal with great rejoicing.
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