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1 Samuel 31:1-3
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 31:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Saul and Jonathan Die on Mount Gilboa
31 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and they fell slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul. 3 Saul was in the thick of the battle,[a] and the archers[b] spotted[c] him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
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- 1 Samuel 31:3 Literally “The battle weighed heavily on Saul”
- 1 Samuel 31:3 Literally “the shooters, the men with the bow”
- 1 Samuel 31:3 Hebrew “found”
1 Samuel 31:1-3
New International Version
1 Samuel 31:1-3
New International Version
Saul Takes His Life(A)
31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.(B) 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons,(C) and they killed his sons Jonathan,(D) Abinadab and Malki-Shua.(E) 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded(F) him critically.
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