1 Samuel 11:6

Came upon. Literally, “rushed upon.” The same word is used to describe Saul’s experience on the way home from his anointing (ch. 10:6, 10). Concerning the call of Gideon, the record says, literally, that “the Spirit of the Lord clothed himself with Gideon” (Judges 6:34). As Joshua was instructed to go to the aid of the Gibeonites when the five kings of southern Canaan sought to punish them for making a treaty with the children of Israel, so, regardless of the past, when Jabesh was in need of help before the attack of an enemy, the Spirit of God demonstrated that the answer to their prayer for help was well on the way. Thank God for the thousand ways He has out of every difficulty!