Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 11:3
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1 Samuel11:3
3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days respite , that we may send Messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
Which it is very probable, and Iosephus and others Affirm, That Nahash granted, out of a foolish self-confidence, and contempt of the broken condition of the Israelites, which he thought utterly unable to give them any relief; at least, in so short a time.
Marginal references: Hebr. [illegible: 1 word] us.
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