The response of Saul to the news of Jabesh-Gilead being held captive was that of intense anger such that he commanded an army to rescue the city.
When Saul heard that the people of Jebesh-Gilead were being held captive by Nahash the Ammonite, he became very angry and was taken over by the Spirit of God.
This led him to summon an army of 330,000 men from Israel and Judah which he used to defeat the Ammonites.
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