1 Samuel 11:9
7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, 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.
10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
- KJV
- And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, 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.
- WEB
- They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
- ASV
- And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
- DARBY
- And they said to the messengers that had come, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is hot. And the messengers came and informed the men of Jabesh-Gilead; and they were glad.
- BLB
- And they said to the messengers who had come, “Thus you⁺ shall say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, ‘Tomorrow shall be to you⁺ salvation by the heat of the sun.’” And the messengers came and declared this to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.
- ÅB
- Og de sa til sendebudene som var kommet: Så skal dere si til mennene i Jabes i Gilead: Imorgen, når solen brenner hett, skal det komme hjelp til dere. Da sendebudene kom og meldte dette til mennene i Jabes, ble de glade,
- OTB
- De sa til budbringerne som hadde kommet: «Slik skal dere si til mennene i Jabesj i Gilead: ‘I morgen, når solen er varm, skal dere få befrielse.’» Så gikk budbringerne og fortalte mennene i Jabesj, og de ble glade.
- B1930
- Og de sa til sendebudene som var kommet: Så skal I si til mennene i Jabes i Gilead: Imorgen, når solen brenner hett, skal det komme hjelp til eder. Da sendebudene kom og meldte dette til mennene i Jabes, blev de glade,
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Cross references
Psalms 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
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