1 Samuel 31 Darby Translation
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1 And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
2 The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
3 The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.
5 And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
6 So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on this side of the valley, and [they] that were on this side of the 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.
7 When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa.
8 On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent [them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people.
9 They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people.
10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
10 They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 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 Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burned them there.
12 all the valiant men arose, went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
13 And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
13 They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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Abinadab
One of Saul's sons, killed by the Philistines on Mount Gilboa together with Jonathan and Malchishua.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 31:2; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39
Malchishua
A son of Saul who fell alongside his father and brothers on Mount Gilboa.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 31:2; 1 Chronicles 10:2
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 10:1–12; 1 Samuel 28:4; 2 Samuel 1:21; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 29:1
- 2 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Samuel 14:49; 1 Samuel 13:16; 1 Samuel 23:17; 1 Chronicles 9:39
- 3 2 Samuel 1:6; Genesis 49:23; 2 Samuel 1:4; Amos 2:14; 1 Kings 22:34
- 4 Judges 9:54; 2 Samuel 1:9–10; 2 Samuel 1:6; 2 Samuel 17:23; 2 Samuel 1:20
- 5 1 Chronicles 10:5
- 6 1 Samuel 4:10–11; 1 Samuel 28:19; Hosea 13:10–11; 1 Samuel 11:15; Ecclesiastes 9:1–2
- 7 Leviticus 26:36; 1 Samuel 13:6; Judges 6:2; Leviticus 26:32; Deuteronomy 28:33
- 8 2 Chronicles 20:25; 1 Chronicles 10:8
- 9 2 Samuel 1:20; Judges 16:23–24; 1 Chronicles 10:9–10; 1 Samuel 31:4; 1 Samuel 17:51
- 10 Judges 2:13; Joshua 17:11; 1 Samuel 21:9; 1 Samuel 7:3; 2 Samuel 21:12–14
- 11 2 Samuel 2:4; 1 Samuel 11:1–11
- 12 2 Chronicles 16:14; Jeremiah 34:5; 2 Samuel 2:4–7; Amos 6:10
- 13 2 Samuel 21:12–14; Genesis 50:10; 2 Samuel 1:12; 1 Samuel 22:6; Genesis 35:8
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