1 Samuel 31:11

1 Samuel 31:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
• New International Version (NIV)When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

Context of 1 Samuel 31:11

9So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his armor. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul’s death in their pagan temple and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. 10They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan. But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12all their mighty warriors traveled through the night to Beth-shan and took the bodies of Saul and his sons down from the wall. They brought them to Jabesh, where they burned the bodies. 13Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.

1 Samuel 31:11 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו יֹשְׁבֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְשָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Jabesh–gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Jabesh)-gileadH1568
• of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵשׁyâbêsh yâbêysh · JabeshH3003
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• of that which the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 31:11

• 1 Samuel 11:1About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead. But all the citizens of Jabesh asked for peace. “Make a treaty with us, and we will be your servants,” they pleaded.
• 2 Samuel 2:4Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah. When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard - This act of the men of Jabesh-gilead was an act of gratitude due to Saul, who, at the very commencement of his reign, rescued them from Nahash, king of the Ammonites, (see 1 Samuel 11:1, etc.), and by his timely succours saved them from the deepest degradation and the most oppressive tyranny. This heroic act, with the seven days' fast, showed that they retained a due sense of their obligation to this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11When the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard … - See 1 Samuel 11:1-15. This is a touching and rare example of national gratitude.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The Scripture makes no mention what became of the souls of Saul and his sons, after they were dead; but of their bodies only: secret things belong not to us. It is of little consequence by what means we die, or what is done with our dead bodies. If our souls are saved, our bodies will be raised incorruptible and glorious; but not to fear His wrath, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell, is the extreme of folly and wickedness. How…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The people of Jabesh-gilead were repaying a kindness. Earlier, Saul had rescued them from the Ammonites and their king Nahash (1 Samuel 11:1–13). Jabesh-gilead was about nineteen kilometers (twelve miles) southeast of Beth-shan. It lay across the Jordan River.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done--Mindful of the important and timely services Saul had rendered them, they gratefully and heroically resolved not to suffer such indignities to be inflicted on the remains of the royal family.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 31:11

• Jabesh-Gilead
• Jonathan

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Philistines
• Saul
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Paul, Saul
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Burial
• Hit
• JabeshGilead
• Achish

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings