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1 Samuel 31:1
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and
the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount
Gilboa. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:2 |
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And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul
and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua,
Saul's sons. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:3 |
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And the battle went sore against Saul, and the
archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:4 |
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Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy
sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust
me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid.
Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:5 |
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And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was
dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:6 |
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So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer,
and all his men, that same day together. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:7 |
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And when the men of Israel that were on the
other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that
the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the
cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:8 |
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And it came to pass on the morrow, when the
Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen
in mount Gilboa. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:9 |
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And they cut off his head, and stripped off
his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish
it in the house of their idols, and among the people. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:10 |
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And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth:
and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:11 |
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And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard
of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; |
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| 1 Samuel 31:12 |
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All the valiant men arose, and went all night,
and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan,
and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. |
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| 1 Samuel 31:13 |
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And they took their bones, and buried them under
a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. |
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