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1 Samuel 28:4

SaulGilboaShunem

2 David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”

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.

The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

5 When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.

6 He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

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BSB
The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
KJV
And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
WEB
The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
ASV
And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
DARBY
And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
BLB
And the Philistines gathered together, and they came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered together all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.
ÅB
Da filistrene nå hadde samlet seg, trengte de fram til Sunem og leiret seg der. Da samlet Saul hele Israel, og de leiret seg på Gilboa.
OTB
Filisterne samlet seg og slo leir i Sjunem, mens Saul samlet hele Israel, og de slo leir i Gilboa.
B1930
Da filistrene nu hadde samlet sig, trengte de frem til Sunem og leiret sig der. Da samlet Saul hele Israel, og de leiret sig på Gilboa.

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  • Joshua 19:18

    Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

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  • 1 Samuel 31:1

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

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  • 2 Kings 4:8

    One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:6

    “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:21

    O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

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  • 2 Samuel 21:12

    he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.

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