1st Samuel Chapter 31 verse 11 Holy Bible
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
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And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
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And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
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When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
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And they hear regarding it -- the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead -- that which the Philistines have done to Saul,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Jabesh-Gilead. Eusebius describes this place as situated on the road from Pella to Gerasa, and therefore it would be much nearer the Jordan than Mahanaim, and probably was not more than twelve or fourteen miles distant from Beth-shan. The people there had not forgotten how bravely Saul had saved them, and now showed their gratitude by rescuing his remains from disgrace.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) The inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.--The memory of the splendid feat of arms of their young king Saul, when he gallantly rescued their city (1Samuel 11:1-11) years before, when they were threatened with deadly peril by the Ammonites, was still fresh in the city of Jabesh-Gilead, and they burned to rescue the body of their hero from shame. It was singular how that first deed of splendid patriotism, done in the early fervour of his consecration, bore fruit after so many long years."Good deeds immortal are--they cannot die;Unscathed by envious blight, or withering frost,They live, and bud and bloom, and men partakeStill of their freshness, and are strong thereby."AYTOUN.Jabesh-Gilead, a city of Manasseh, on the further side of Jordan, on the road from Pella to Gerasa. perhaps about fourteen miles from Beth-shan (see Judges 21:8, and following). Its name still survives in the Wady Yabez, running down to the east bank of Jordan, near the head of which are still visible some ruins named El Deir, which Robinson has identified with Jabesh-Gilead.
