1 Samuel 11:1-3

Leeser(i) 1 Then came up Nachash the ‘Ammonite, and encamped against Yabesh-gil’ad: and all the men of Yabesh said unto Nachash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 2 And Nachash the ‘Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that ye all have put out the right eye, that I may lay it as a reproach upon all Israel. 3 And the elders of Yabesh said unto him, Grant us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers throughout all the boundary of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, will we come out to thee.