1 Samuel 31 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled away from the Philistines, and fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa. Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines preassed sore vpon Saul & his sonnes, & slue Ionathan, & Abinadab, & Melchisua, Sauls sonnes. And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.
3 And when the battaile went sore against Saul, the archers with bowes found him, and he was fore afrayde of the archers. The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.
4 The said Saul vnto his harnesse bearer, Draw out thy sword, & thrust me through therewith: lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through & mocke me. And his harnesse bearer wolde not, for he was sore afrayd: Therefore Saul toke a sword, and fell vpon it. 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. 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.
5 And when his harnesse bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell lykewise vpon his sword, and dyed with him. And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him.
6 And so Saul dyed, & his three sonnes, and his harnesse bearer, and al his men that same day together. Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died together that same day.
7 And when the men of Israel, that were on the other syde of the valley, and they of the other syde Iordaine, sawe that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they left the cities, and ran away, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 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. 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.
8 On the morow when the Philistines were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 And they cut of his head, and stripped him out of his harnesse, & sent into the land of ye Philistines on euery syde, that they should puplishe it in the temple of their idolles, and among the people. 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. 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.
10 And they layed vp his harnesse in the house of Astaroth: but they hanged vp his body on the wall of Bethsan. They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 When the inhabitauntes of Iabes in Gilead heard thereof, what the Philistines had done to Saul: But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 They arose, as many as were strong men, and went all night, & toke the bodie of Saul, & the bodies of his sonnes, from the wall of Bethsan, and came to Iabes, and burnt them there. 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. 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.
13 And toke their bones & buryed them vnder a tree at Iabes, & fasted seuen dayes. And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days. Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
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