1 Samuel 11:7–9 (Wordstudy KJV):
7 And he took, a yoke, of oxen, and [hewed them in pieces,,,] and sent, them throughout all,, the coasts, of Israel by the hands,, of messengers,,, saying,, Whosoever [cometh not forth,/] after Saul and after, Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.,, And the fear, of the Lord fell, on the people,, and they [came out,] with one consent.,
8 And when he numbered,, them in Bezek,, the children,, of Israel were, three hundred, thousand, and the men,, of Judah thirty thousand.
9 And they said, unto the messengers,, that came,,, Thus shall ye say unto the men,, of Jabesh-gilead,,/ Tomorrow, by that time the sun, be hot,, ye, shall have help. And the messengers,, came, and showed, it to the men,,, of Jabesh; and they were glad.,