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1 Samuel 11:3
New International Version
1 Samuel 11:3
New International Version
3 The elders(A) of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue(B) us, we will surrender(C) to you.”
1 Samuel 11:3
King James Version
1 Samuel 11:3
King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 11:3
New King James Version
1 Samuel 11:3
New King James Version
3 Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Hold off for seven days, that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then, if there is no one to [a]save us, we will come out to you.”
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