And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Jabes, in gratitude for the deliverance which he had procured for them, chap. xi. 11. (Calmet)
They are also deserving of praise for shewing mercy to the dead, as well as for their bravery. (Worthington)