The men of which city bravely traveled through the night to recover the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan?
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Correct answer: Jabesh-gilead
Out of gratitude for Saul rescuing them from the Ammonites at the start of his reign, the men of Jabesh-gilead risked their lives to give Saul and his sons a proper burial.
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