John Gill Commentary 1 Samuel 11:9

"And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad." — 1 Samuel 11:9 (ASV)

And they said to the messengers that came
From Jabeshgilead, that is, Saul and Samuel said to them, as follows:

thus shall you say to the men of Jabeshgilead :
when they returned to them, as they were now upon the departure:

tomorrow, by that time the sun is hot ;
when it strikes with the greatest heat, as at noon: this morrow seems not to be the next from their return home, or going from Saul, but the morrow after they were gotten home, and should deliver the message to those that sent them, (1 Samuel 11:10) and so Josephus ^F26 says, it was on the third day the assistance was promised them:

you shall have help ;
Saul with his army by that time would come and raise the siege: and the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; what Saul had promised, and what a numerous army he had raised, and had now upon the march for their relief, and tomorrow would be with them:

and they were glad ;
it was good news and glad tidings to them; it cheered their hearts, and gave them spirit.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 6. c. 5.) sect. 3.