The elders - Observe the universal form of civil government among the Israelites, which was by elders (Judges 8:14, 16, and else…

Give us seven days’ respite. —This kind of proposal has always been a common one in times of war; we constantly encounter such a r…

And the elders of Jabesh said
The magistrates and principal men of the city:

give us seven days' respite, that w…

The first fruit of Saul's government was the rescue of Jabesh-gilead from the Ammonites. To save their lives, men will part with liberty, and even …