1 Samuel 31

¹Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 10:1-121 Sam 28:42 Sam 1:211 Sam 12:251 Sam 28:11 Sam 28:151 Sam 29:1

²And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, Saul’s sons. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 8:331 Sam 14:491 Chr 9:391 Sam 13:161 Sam 13:21 Sam 18:1-41 Sam 23:172 Sam 1:6Exod 20:51 Sam 14:1-14

³And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 1:61 Kgs 22:342 Sam 1:4Amos 2:14Gen 49:23

⁴Then 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 1:62 Sam 1:9-10Judg 9:542 Sam 1:202 Sam 17:231 Chr 10:41 Kgs 16:271 Sam 14:61 Sam 17:261 Sam 17:36

⁵And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 10:5

⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 10:61 Sam 11:151 Sam 12:171 Sam 12:251 Sam 28:191 Sam 4:10-11Eccl 9:1-2Hos 13:10-11

⁷And 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 13:6Deut 28:33Judg 6:2Lev 26:32Lev 26:36

⁸And 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 10:82 Chr 20:25

⁹And 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 1:20Judg 16:23-241 Chr 10:9-101 Sam 17:511 Sam 17:541 Sam 31:4

¹⁰And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Josh 17:11Judg 2:131 Sam 21:91 Sam 7:32 Sam 21:12-14Judg 1:27

¹¹And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 11:1-112 Sam 2:4

¹²All 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Chr 16:14Jer 34:52 Sam 2:4-7Amos 6:10

¹³And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 21:12-14Gen 50:101 Sam 22:62 Sam 1:122 Sam 2:4-5Gen 35:8