OLD TESTAMENT

1 Samuel 31:11

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When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

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Verse 11. Jabes, in gratitude for the deliverance which he had procured for them. Calmet. 11:11. Calmet.—They are also deserving of praise for shewing mercy to the dead, as well as for their bravery. Worthington.

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