1 Samuel 31
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1 Samuel 31:8-13

8It cameH1961 aboutH1961 on the nextH4283 dayH4283, when the PhilistinesH6430 cameH935 to stripH6584 those killedH2491, that they foundH4672 SaulH7586 and his threeH7969 sonsH1121 fallenH5307 on MountH2022 GilboaH1533.

9They cutH3772 offH3772 his headH7218 and strippedH6584 offH6584 his weaponsH3627, and sentH7971 them 1throughoutH5439 the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430, 2to bringH1319 the goodH1319 newsH1319 3to the houseH1004 of their idolsH6091 and to the peopleH5971.

10They putH7760 his weaponsH3627 in the 4templeH1004 of 5AshtarothH6252, and 6they nailedH8628 his bodyH1472 to the wallH2346 of 7Beth-shanH1052.

11Now when 8the inhabitantsH3427 of Jabesh-gileadH3003H1568 heardH8085 9whatH834 the PhilistinesH6430 had doneH6213 to SaulH7586,

1210allH3605 the valiantH2428 menH376 gotH6965 upH6965 and walkedH1980 allH3605 nightH3915, and they tookH3947 the bodyH1472 of SaulH7586 and the bodiesH1472 of his sonsH1121 from the wallH2346 of Beth-shanH1052, and they cameH935 to JabeshH3003 and 11burnedH8313 them thereH8033.

13And they tookH3947 their bonesH6106 and 12buriedH6912 them underH8478 13the tamariskH815 treeH815 in JabeshH3003, and 14fastedH6684 for sevenH7651 daysH3117.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 31:9 Lit into...Philistines on all sides ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 31:9 2 Sam 1:20 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 31:9 Judg 16:23, 24 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 31:10 Lit house ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 31:10 Judg 2:13; 1 Sam 7:3 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 31:10 1 Sam 31:12; 2 Sam 21:12 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 31:10 Josh 17:11 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Samuel 31:11 1 Sam 11:1-13 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Samuel 31:11 Lit about him, what ↩
  10. 10. 1 Samuel 31:12 2 Sam 2:4-7 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Samuel 31:12 2 Chr 16:14 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Samuel 31:13 2 Sam 21:12-14 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Samuel 31:13 1 Sam 22:6 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Samuel 31:13 2 Sam 1:12 ↩

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