And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard - This act of the men of Jabesh-gilead was an act of gratitude due to Saul, who, at the very commencement of his reign, rescued them from Nahash, king of the Ammonites, (see 1 Samuel 11:1, etc.), and by his timely succours saved them from the deepest degradation and the most oppressive tyranny. This heroic act, with the seven days' fast, showed that they retained a due sense of their obligation to this unfortunate monarch.
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1 Samuel 31:11
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;