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Kip McKean.com Jabesh Gilead: Uncommon Loyalty Part II: We Happy Few In Judges, Jabesh Gilead was a city seemingly unconcerned with unity and the missions of Israel. "When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul, all their valiant men journeyed through the night and took down the bodies of Saul and his sons." (1 Samuel 31:11-12) They returned to Jabesh, cremated the bodies, buried them and in their honor fasted for seven days. David praised Jabesh Gilead's uncommon loyalty which stemmed from their gratefulness of Saul's deliverance from the Ammonites years earlier. www.kipmckean.com /Articles/happyfew.html

War and Peace (Adult Bible Study) Jabesh Gilead was located on the east side of the Jordan River in the land of Gilead. Actually, this account of the siege of Jabesh Gilead by the Ammonites shows how fragmented Israel was as a people and how vulnerable they were before their enemies. When he heard the appeal of the messengers from Jabesh Gilead, God’s Spirit came upon him and he reacted with divine indignation. www.lifeway.com /lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A=152794&M=200189,00.html

Saul defends Jabesh Gilead; Israel accepts Saul as king Jabesh Gilead, located east of the Jordan in Manasseh's territory, had nearly been destroyed by the Israelites following the war with Benjamin in order to obtain wives for the few remaining Benjamites (see Judges 21). Now Jabesh Gilead is threatened by the Ammonites, one of the two nations descended from Lot, and sends to the rest of Israel for help. Saul defends Jabesh Gilead; Israel accepts Saul as king www.ucgstp.org /bible/brp/1sa11.htm

Judges 21 - Wives for the Remnant of Benjamin So the congregation sent out there twelve thousand of their most valiant men, and commanded them, saying, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, including the women and children. For when the people were counted, indeed, not one of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead was there. So Benjamin came back at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead; and yet they had not found enough for them. www.enduringword.com /commentaries/0721.htm

1 Samuel 11; 12:1-5: Jabesh-Gilead Saved Jabesh was a city of Gilead, and its people were in great trouble, for the Ammonites, a people living to the east of Gilead, came against them and were too strong for them. People from Jabesh recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons after their death and buried them in Jabesh. The people of Jabesh asked for seven days in which to look for help, and sent messengers throughout the land to see if the people of Israel would help them. www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org /sower/jj12/1sam33.htm

1 Samuel Chapter 11 And they said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ “ Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad. The people of Jabesh Gilead were glad to hear the news from Saul. We are quick to ask them where their trust in God is. They were in what seemed to be an impossible place, but that is where the power of God can shine the brightest. www.ccos.org /09-1Sam-11-01-jk-note.html

NET Bible® - 1 Samuel 11 11:9 They said to the messengers who had come, “Here’s what you should say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow deliverance will come to you when the sun is fully up.’” When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh Gilead, they were happy. Why are they weeping?” So they told him about 6 the men of Jabesh. 11:3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Leave us alone for seven days so that we can send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. www.bible.org /netbible/1sa11.htm

JewishEncyclopedia.com - JABESH The inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead remained grateful to Saul for his assistance, and when he and his three sons were killed by the Philistines on Mount Gilboa, they went by night, took the bodies from the wall of Beth-shan, brought them to Jabesh, burned them, buried the remains, and fasted seven days ( ib. 5, § 1) calls Jabesh the metropolis of the Gileadites. In the beginning of the reign of Saul the city was attacked by Nahash, King of Ammon, and was forced to apply to Saul for help (I Sam. www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=6&letter=J

oremus Bible Browser They said to the messengers who had come, "Thus shall you say to the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead: 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.'" When the messengers came and told the inhabitants of Jabesh, they rejoiced. The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days' respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Now Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen; and Saul said, "What is the matter with the people, that they are weeping?" So they told him the message from the inhabitants of Jabesh. bible.oremus.org /browser.cgi?passage=1Samuel+11

Jabesh-gilead - Walking in Their Sandals - location profile Although not conclusive, evidence suggests that Jabesh-gilead (also called Jabesh) was located north of the Wadi Yabis and one and a half miles east of the Jordan River, approximately nine miles southeast of Beth-shan. Artifacts from the Monarchy period have been recovered from Tell Abu Kharaz, a mound at this site. www.ancientsandals.com /overviews/jabesh-gilead.htm

Judges 21:12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which 'is' in the land of Canaan. bible.cc /judges/21-12.htm

Upper Gilead (BiblePlaces.com) In biblical history, Jabesh Gilead is the city where wives were found for the Benjamites (Judg 21:8-12). King Saul’s first military effort was at Jabesh Gilead where he defeated the Ammonites and saved the city (1 Sam 11:1-11). After Saul's body was hung on the walls of Beth Shean, the men of Jabesh Gilead retrieved and buried it here (1 Sam 31:8-13). www.bibleplaces.com /gileadupper.htm

2 Samuel 2:4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed They told David, saying, "The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul." And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. bible.cc /2_samuel/2-4.htm

1 Samuel 31:11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul, OT History: 1 Samuel 31:11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard (top) And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul, bible.cc /1_samuel/31-11.htm

OUTLINE: MATTHEW CHAPTER 1 This man “Nahash” the Amonite, appropriately his name means “Snake,” for the despicable offer that he makes to the people of the city of jabesh-gilead to gouge out their right eyes to make peace truly is serpentine. The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Let us alone for seven days, that we may send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept. www.calvarychapel.com /greenbay/1samuel/1Sam11p1.htm

FREE Online Youngs Literal Translation. 1 Samuel Chapter 11:1-15. 11:1 And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, `Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.' 11:10 and the men of Jabesh say `to the Ammonites', `To-morrow we come out unto you, and ye have done to us according to all that `is' good in your eyes.' 11:3 And the elders of Jabesh say to him, `Let us alone seven days, and we send messengers into all the border of Israel: and if there is none saving us -- then we have come out unto thee.' www.bibledbdata.org /onlinebibles/ylt/09_011.htm

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