Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on
Mount Gilboa.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa.
The Philistines followed hard on
Saul and on
his sons; and the Philistines killed
Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua
, the
sons of
Saul
.
And
the Philistines followed hard upon
Saul and upon
his sons; and the Philistines slew
Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua
, Saul's
sons.
The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook
him; and he was greatly
distressed
by
reason
of the archers.
And
the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit
him; and he was sore
wounded
of the archers.
Then said Saul to
his armor
bearer
, Draw your
sword, and thrust me through therewith ,
lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor
bearer
would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his
sword, and fell on
it.
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.
When his armor
bearer
saw that Saul was dead, he likewise
fell on
his sword, and died with him.
And
when his armourbearer
saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise
upon
his sword, and died with him.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor
bearer
, and all his men, that same day together.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer
, and all his men, that same day together.
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 forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived
in them.
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.
It happened
on the next
day
, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on
Mount Gilboa.
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.
They cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry
the
news
to
the house of their idols, and to
the people.
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.
They put his armor in the house of the
Ashtaroth ;
and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan
.
And
they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth :
and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan
.
When the inhabitants of Jabesh
Gilead
heard concerning
him
that which the Philistines had done to Saul ,
And
when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead
heard of
that which the Philistines had done to Saul ;
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 they
came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
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 Bethshan,
and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
They took their bones, and buried them under the
tamarisk
tree in
Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
And
they took their bones, and buried them under a
tree at
Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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