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1 Samuel 25:1

DavidSamuelParanRamah
GriefDeath and loss
When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.

2 Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.

3 His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

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BSB
When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
KJV
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
WEB
Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
ASV
And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
DARBY
And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
BLB
And Samuel died, and all Israel gathered together and lamented for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
ÅB
Så døde Samuel, og hele Israel samlet seg og gråt over ham, og de begravde ham i hans hjem i Rama. Da brøt David opp og dro ned til ørkenen Paran.
OTB
Så døde Samuel, og hele Israel samlet seg og sørget over ham, og de begravde ham ved hans hus i Rama. Og David sto opp og dro ned til ørkenen Paran.
B1930
Så døde Samuel, og hele Israel samlet sig og gråt over ham, og de begravde ham i hans hjem i Rama. Da brøt David op og drog ned til ørkenen Paran.

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  • 1 Samuel 28:3

    Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.

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  • Numbers 20:29

    When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:8

    The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:20

    And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.

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  • Acts 8:2

    God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

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  • Genesis 21:21

    And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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  • Numbers 10:12

    and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.

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  • 1 Kings 2:34

    So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

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