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1Sa 11:10 King James Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Tomorrow - Probably the last of the "seven days' respite" Sa1 11:3. Their words were spoken in guile, to throw the Ammonites off their guard.
 
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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.