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1 Samuel 31 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

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Saul and His Sons Slain

(1Ch 10:1–14 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:1 - Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:2 - And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then said Saul to his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised should come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was exceedingly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:6 - So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:7 - And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side of 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:8 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:9 - And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:10 - And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:11 - And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:12 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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The Webster Bible was translated by Noah Webster in 1833 in order to bring the language of the bible up to date. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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