1 Samuel · Geneva Bible (1599)
1 Samuel 31 Geneva Bible (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 Now the Philistims fought against Israel, and the me of Israel fled away from ye Philistims, and they fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa.
1 LOS Filisteos pues pelearon con Israel, y los de Israel huyeron delante de los Filisteos, y cayeron muertos en el monte de 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 Philistims preassed sore vpon Saul and his sonnes, and slewe Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua Sauls sonnes.
2 Y siguiendo los Filisteos á Saúl y á sus hijos, mataron á Jonathán, y á Abinadab, y á Melchîsua, hijos de Saúl.
2 The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.
3 Y agravóse la batalla sobre Saúl, y le alcanzaron los flecheros; y tuvo gran temor de los flecheros.
3 The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
4 Then saide Saul vnto his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust mee through therewith, lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through and mocke me: but his armour bearer would not, for hee was sore afraid. Therefore Saul tooke a sworde and fell vpon it.
4 Entonces dijo Saúl á su escudero: Saca tu espada, y pásame con ella, porque no vengan estos incircuncisos, y me pasen, y me escarnezcan. Mas su escudero no quería, porque tenía gran temor. Entonces tomó Saúl la espada, y echóse sobre ella.
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 sawe that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon his sword, and dyed with him.
5 Y viendo su escudero á Saúl muerto, él también se echó sobre su espada, y murió con él.
5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul dyed, and his three sonnes, and his armour bearer, and all his men that same day together.
6 Así murió Saúl en aquel día, juntamente con sus tres hijos, y su escudero, y todos sus varones.
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 the other side of the valley, and they of the other side Iorden saw that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, then they left the cities, and ran away: and the Philistims came and dwelt in them.
7 Y los de Israel que eran de la otra parte del valle, y de la otra parte del Jordán, viendo que Israel había huído, y que Saúl y sus hijos eran muertos, dejaron las ciudades y huyeron; y los Filisteos vinieron y habitaron en ellas.
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 on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa,
8 Y aconteció el siguiente día, que viniendo los Filisteos á despojar los muertos, hallaron á Saúl y á sus tres hijos tendidos en el monte de 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 him out of his armour, and sent into the land of ye Philistims on euery side, that they should publish it in the temple of their idoles, and among the people.
9 Y cortáronle la cabeza, y desnudáronle las armas; y enviaron á tierra de los Filisteos al contorno, para que lo noticiaran en el templo de sus ídolos, y por el pueblo.
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 layed vp his armour in the house of Ashtaroth, but they hanged vp his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
10 Y pusieron sus armas en el templo de Astaroth, y colgaron su cuerpo en el muro de Beth-san.
10 They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 When the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard, what the Philistims had done to Saul,
11 Mas oyendo los de Jabes de Galaad esto que los Filisteos hicieron á Saúl,
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 Then they arose (as many as were strong men) and went all night, and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Iabesh, and burnt them there,
12 Todos los hombres valientes se levantaron, y anduvieron toda aquella noche, y quitaron el cuerpo de Saúl y los cuerpos de sus hijos del muro de Beth-san; y viniendo á Jabes, quemáronlos allí.
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 tooke their bones and buried them vnder a tree at Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.
13 Y tomando sus huesos, sepultáronlos debajo de un árbol en Jabes, y ayunaron siete días.
13 They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
People & places in this chapter
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People
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
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences