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1 Samuel 31

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1 Samuel 31 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

ASV: 1ASV

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

WEB: 2WEB

The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

ASV: 2ASV

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

WEB: 3WEB

The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

ASV: 3ASV

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

WEB: 4WEB

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.

ASV: 4ASV

Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

WEB: 5WEB

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.

ASV: 5ASV

And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.

WEB: 6WEB

So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.

ASV: 6ASV

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

WEB: 7WEB

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.

ASV: 7ASV

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond 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.

WEB: 8WEB

On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

ASV: 8ASV

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.

WEB: 9WEB

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.

ASV: 9ASV

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.

WEB: 10WEB

They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.

ASV: 10ASV

And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

WEB: 11WEB

When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

ASV: 11ASV

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,

WEB: 12WEB

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.

ASV: 12ASV

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 they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

WEB: 13WEB

They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

ASV: 13ASV

And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.