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1 Samuel 31:11

SaulJabesh-gilead
Faithfulness and loyalty

9 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.

10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

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

12 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 came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

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BSB
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
KJV
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
WEB
When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
ASV
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
DARBY
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
BLB
And those dwelling in Jabesh-gilead heard about what the Philistines had done to Saul,
ÅB
Da innbyggerne i Jabes i Gilead fikk høre hva filistrene hadde gjort med Saul,
OTB
Da innbyggerne i Jabesj-Gilead fikk vite hva filisterne hadde gjort med Saul,
B1930
Da innbyggerne i Jabes i Gilead fikk høre hvad filistrene hadde gjort med Saul,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 2:4

    And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.

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  • 1 Samuel 11:1–11

    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

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