1 Samuel 11:3 (KJV)
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him Give us seven days’ respite that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel and then if there be no man to save us we will come out to thee
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him Give us seven days’ respite that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel and then if there be no man to save us we will come out to thee