Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people, then all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, “What ails the people that they weep?”
They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.