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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>1 Samuel 31 Parallel Chapters</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/1_samuel/31.htm"><link rel="stylesheet" href="/5001p.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 4800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 4800px)" href="/4801p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1550px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1550px)" href="/1551p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1250px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1250px)" href="/1251p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1050px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1050px)" href="/1051p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 900px), only screen and (max-device-width: 900px)" href="/901p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 800px)" href="/801p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 575px), only screen and (max-device-width: 575px)" href="/501p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-height: 450px), only screen and (max-device-height: 450px)" href="/h451p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_samuel/31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/1_samuel/31-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/1_samuel/">1 Samuel</a> > 1 Samuel 31</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_samuel/30.htm" title="1 Samuel 30">◄</a> 1 Samuel 31 <a href="../2_samuel/1.htm" title="2 Samuel 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Parallel Chapters</div><a name="1" id="1"></a><p class="hdg">Saul's Overthrow and Death<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../2_samuel/1.htm">2 Samuel 1:1-16</a>; <a href="../1_chronicles/10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:1-6</a>)</span></p><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext4">Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext5">The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel's men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext1">The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext3">The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext5">The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext1">The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext2">The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext3">The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext5">When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers caught up with him and severely wounded him.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me." But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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 mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext5">Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me." But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext1">When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext3">When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext5">When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext1">So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died together that same day.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Thus Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext4">So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext5">So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men. </span></td></tr></table> <a name="7" id="7"></a><p class="hdg">The Philistines Possess the Towns<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../1_chronicles/10.htm#7">1 Chronicles 10:7-10</a>)</span></p><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext1">When the Israelites along the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext3">When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, with those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the 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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And when the men of Israel that <i>were</i> on the other side of the valley, and <i>they</i> that <i>were</i> 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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext5">When the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and on the other side of the Jordan saw that Israel's men had run away and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext1">The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext2">The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext3">It came about on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext5">The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext1">They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext2">So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext3">They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish <i>it in</i> the house of their idols, and among the people.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext5">They cut off Saul's head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news in the temples of their idols and among the people. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext1">They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext2">They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext3">They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext5">Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan. </span></td></tr></table> <a name="11" id="11"></a><p class="hdg">Jabesh-Gilead's Tribute to Saul<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../1_chronicles/10.htm#11">1 Chronicles 10:11-14</a>)</span></p><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/31.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext1">When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext2">But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext5">When the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext1">all their valiant men marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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 burned them there.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext3">all the valiant men rose and walked 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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext5">all their brave men set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext3">They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And they took their bones, and buried <i>them</i> under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext5">Afterward, they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days. </span></td></tr></table><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><br /><br /><br />THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com" target="_top">Biblica®</a>.<br /><br />ESV® Text Edition® (2016): The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv" target="_top">Crossway Bibles</a>.<br /><br />New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960 - 1995 by <a href="http://www.lockman.org" target="_top">The Lockman Foundation</a>.<br /><br />Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by <a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/" target="_top">Holman Bible Publishers</a>.<br /><br />King James Bible Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://intbible.com/">INT Bible</a> © 2012, Used by Permission.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>