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1 Samuel 31

About 1 Samuel 1 Samuel tells of Samuel the prophet, Israel's first king Saul, and the rise of young David.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.Selected1 Samuel 31:1Ask

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul’s sons.Selected1 Samuel 31:2Ask

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.Selected1 Samuel 31:3Ask

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.Selected1 Samuel 31:4Ask

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.Selected1 Samuel 31:5Ask

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.Selected1 Samuel 31:6Ask

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.Selected1 Samuel 31:7Ask

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.Selected1 Samuel 31:8Ask

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.Selected1 Samuel 31:9Ask

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.Selected1 Samuel 31:10Ask

And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;Selected1 Samuel 31:11Ask

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.Selected1 Samuel 31:12Ask

And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.Selected1 Samuel 31:13Ask

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All 31 chapters of 1 Samuel
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  7. 7
  8. 8
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  10. 10
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  12. 12
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