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World English Bible

1 Samuel 31 (WEBP)

[1] Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
[2] The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
[3] The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
[4] Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.
[5] When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
[6] So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.
[7] When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
[8] On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
[9] They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people.
[10] They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
[11] When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
[12] all the valiant men arose, went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
[13] They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Samuel 31:13 or, salt cedar

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 31 (KJVS)

[1] Now the Philistines fought () against Israel: and the men of Israel fled () from before the Philistines, and fell down () slain in mount Gilboa.
[2] And the Philistines followed hard () upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew () Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul’s sons.
[3] And the battle went sore () against Saul, and the archers () hit () him; and he was sore wounded () of the archers. ()
[4] 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.
[5] And when his armourbearer () saw () that Saul was dead, () he fell () likewise upon his sword, and died () with him.
[6] So Saul died, () and his three sons, and his armourbearer, () and all his men, that same day together.
[7] 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.
[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.
[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.
[11] 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.

1 Samuel 31:1 Or, wounded
1 Samuel 31:3a Heb. shooters, men with bows
1 Samuel 31:3b Heb. found him
1 Samuel 31:4 Or, mock me
1 Samuel 31:11 Or, concerning him

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 31 (BYZ)

[1] και οι αλλοφυλοι επολεμουν επι ισραηλ και εφυγον οι ανδρες ισραηλ εκ προσωπου των αλλοφυλων και πιπτουσιν τραυματιαι εν τω ορει τω γελβουε
[2] και συναπτουσιν αλλοφυλοι τω σαουλ και τοις υιοις αυτου και τυπτουσιν αλλοφυλοι τον ιωναθαν και τον αμιναδαβ και τον μελχισα υιους σαουλ
[3] και βαρυνεται ο πολεμος επι σαουλ και ευρισκουσιν αυτον οι ακοντισται ανδρες τοξοται και ετραυματισθη εις τα υποχονδρια
[4] και ειπεν σαουλ προς τον αιροντα τα σκευη αυτου σπασαι την ρομφαιαν σου και αποκεντησον με εν αυτη μη ελθωσιν οι απεριτμητοι ουτοι και αποκεντησωσιν με και εμπαιξωσιν μοι και ουκ εβουλετο ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου οτι εφοβηθη σφοδρα και ελαβεν σαουλ την ρομφαιαν και επεπεσεν επ αυτην
[5] και ειδεν ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου οτι τεθνηκεν σαουλ και επεπεσεν και αυτος επι την ρομφαιαν αυτου και απεθανεν μετ αυτου
[6] και απεθανεν σαουλ και οι τρεις υιοι αυτου και ο αιρων τα σκευη αυτου εν τη ημερα εκεινη κατα το αυτο
[7] και ειδον οι ανδρες ισραηλ οι εν τω περαν της κοιλαδος και οι εν τω περαν του ιορδανου οτι εφυγον οι ανδρες ισραηλ και οτι τεθνηκεν σαουλ και οι υιοι αυτου και καταλειπουσιν τας πολεις αυτων και φευγουσιν και ερχονται οι αλλοφυλοι και κατοικουσιν εν αυταις
[8] και εγενηθη τη επαυριον και ερχονται οι αλλοφυλοι εκδιδυσκειν τους νεκρους και ευρισκουσιν τον σαουλ και τους τρεις υιους αυτου πεπτωκοτας επι τα ορη γελβουε
[9] και αποστρεφουσιν αυτον και εξεδυσαν τα σκευη αυτου και αποστελλουσιν αυτα εις γην αλλοφυλων κυκλω ευαγγελιζοντες τοις ειδωλοις αυτων και τω λαω αυτων
[10] και ανεθηκαν τα σκευη αυτου εις το ασταρτειον και το σωμα αυτου κατεπηξαν εν τω τειχει βαιθσαν
[11] και ακουουσιν οι κατοικουντες ιαβις της γαλααδιτιδος α εποιησαν οι αλλοφυλοι τω σαουλ
[12] και ανεστησαν πας ανηρ δυναμεως και επορευθησαν ολην την νυκτα και ελαβον το σωμα σαουλ και το σωμα ιωναθαν του υιου αυτου απο τειχους βαιθσαν και φερουσιν αυτους εις ιαβις και κατακαιουσιν αυτους εκει
[13] και λαμβανουσιν τα οστα αυτων και θαπτουσιν υπο την αρουραν την ιαβις και νηστευουσιν επτα ημερας