1 Samuel 11:9 meaning and explanation
So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
1 Samuel 11:9, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Saul has just mustered Israel's fighting men at Bezek, and the messengers from Jabesh-gilead are waiting for an answer. The phrase "by the time the sun is hot" means by midmorning, when the day's heat begins to build.
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