Saul gathered the people together at Bezek. There were three hundred thousand men from Israel and thirty thousand men from Judah. They said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the people at Jabesh Gilead this: ‘Before the day warms up tomorrow, you will be saved.’ ” So the messengers went and reported this to the people at Jabesh, and they were very happy. The people said to Nahash the Ammonite, “Tomorrow we will come out to meet you. Then you can do anything you want to us.” The next morning Saul divided his soldiers into three groups. At dawn they entered the Ammonite camp and defeated them before the heat of the day. The Ammonites who escaped were scattered; no two of them were still together. Then the people said to Samuel, “Who didn’t want Saul as king? Bring them here and we will kill them!” But Saul said, “No! No one will be put to death today. Today the LORD has saved Israel!” Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal. There we will again promise to obey the king.” So all the people went to Gilgal, and there, before the LORD, the people made Saul king. They offered fellowship offerings to the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites had a great celebration.
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