31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

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The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons(A)

31 Now (B)the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount (C)Gilboa.

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And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

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(A)The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers [a]hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 31:3 Lit. found him

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

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Then the young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance to be on (A)Mount Gilboa, there was (B)Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

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21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

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21 “O (A)mountains of Gilboa,
(B)Let there be no dew nor rain upon you,
Nor fields of offerings.
For the shield of the mighty is [a]cast away there!
The shield of Saul, not (C)anointed with oil.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:21 Lit. defiled

12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

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12 Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of (A)Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of [a]Beth Shan, where the (B)Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:12 Beth Shean, Josh. 17:11