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1 Samuel 31 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Saul and His Sons Slain

(1Ch 10:1–14 )

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:2 - The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and they killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and pierce me through and abuse and mock me.” But his armor bearer would not, because he was terrified [of doing such a thing]. So [fn]Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:6 - So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together on that day.

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When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley [of Jezreel], and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the other men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the Philistines came and lived in them.

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The next day, when the Philistines came to plunder the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:9 - So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his weapons and armor and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to bring the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:10 - And they put Saul’s weapons and armor in the temple of the Ashtaroth (female goddesses), and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:11 - When the [fn]inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:12 - all the brave men stood and walked all night, and they took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and cremated them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted [as a sign of mourning and respect] for seven days.
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AMP Footnotes
In 2 Sam 1:10, an Amalekite claims to have killed Saul.
Saul had rescued Jabesh-gilead from the attack led by Nahash the Ammonite (ch 11). This act of kindness was a thoughtful expression of their profound gratitude.
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1 Samuel Chapter 31 — Additional Translations:

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