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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Therefore the men of Jabesh said,.... To Nahash the Ammonite:
tomorrow we will come out unto you; meaning if they had no help, which they were well assured they should have; but this condition they…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The distance from Bezek to Jabesh-Gilead would perhaps be about twenty miles.
What is here related turns very much to the honour of Saul, and shows the happy fruits of that other spirit with which he was endued. Observe here,
I. His humility. Though he was anointed king, and…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
ye shall have help Or, deliverance. The same word is translated "salvation" in 1Sa 11:11, and the cognate verb "save" in 1Sa 11:11.