8
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the sons of Israel were three hundred thousand and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, Tomorrow, by
the time the sun is hot, ye shall have salvation. And the messengers came and declared
it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.
10
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seems good unto you.
11
And it was so on the next day that Saul put the people in order 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 those who remained were scattered so that two of them were not left together.
12
Then the people said unto Samuel, Who
were those that said, Shall Saul reign over us? Bring the men, that we may put them to death.
13
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day, for today the LORD has wrought salvation in Israel.
14
Then Samuel said to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.
15
And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal, and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.