1 Samuel 11:1

1Now Nahash the 11:1 The Ammonites were descendants of Lot (Gen 19:36-38).Ammonite [king] went up and 11:1 This was a common military tactic used against a fortified (walled) city or garrison, to take it with a minimal loss of troops. All supplies and communication were cut off between the city and the outside world, in the hope of starving out the citizens or destroying their morale and will to resist.besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty [of peace] with us and we will serve you.”