Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you — Jabesh-gilead, heartened by the promise of help, agrees to surrender to Saul's terms rather than to Nahash's mutilation. The phrase 'all that seemeth good unto you' (kol hatov b'eneykem) suggests conditional surrender—they will trust Saul's judgment and mercy.

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