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1 Samuel 31:11-13
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 31:11-13
International Standard Version
The People of Jabesh-gilead Give Saul a Proper Burial(A)
11 When the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard what[a] the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 every valiant soldier[b] got up, traveled all night, and removed Saul’s body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. Then they went to Jabesh and cremated the bodies[c] there. 13 They took their bones, buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
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- 1 Samuel 31:11 Lit. heard about it, what
- 1 Samuel 31:12 Lit. man
- 1 Samuel 31:12 Lit. them
1 Samuel 31:11-13
New International Version
1 Samuel 31:11-13
New International Version
11 When the people of Jabesh Gilead(A) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men(B) 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(C) them. 13 Then they took their bones(D) and buried them under a tamarisk(E) tree at Jabesh, and they fasted(F) seven days.(G)
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