When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Parallel translations
- WEB When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
- KJV And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
- NKJV Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
- NASB Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
- NLT But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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Quick answer
The people of Jabesh Gilead hear what the Philistines have done to Saul. Old gratitude stirs them to act.
Overview
The inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had been rescued by Saul early in his reign, when he delivered them from the Ammonites. News of his dishonored body moves them to repay that kindness. Their response shows that even amid national disaster, faithfulness and gratitude endure among God's people.
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- 1 Sam 11:1–11Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
- 2 Sam 2:4Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
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