1 Samuel 31 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 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 went to war against Israel, and the Israelites fled before them, 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 overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons. When the Philistines had struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, 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 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. the fury of the battle converged on Saul. Then the archers hit him, and he was severely wounded. The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.
4 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; otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But the armor-bearer, badly frightened, refused, so 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 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 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 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. Thus Saul, his three sons, and his armor-bearer died together on that same day. 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 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 on the slope of the valley and those along the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and lived in those cities. 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 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. On the following 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 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 Saul’s head and stripped him of his armor; these they sent throughout the land of the Philistines to bring the good news to the temple 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 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 Astarte but impaled his body on 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 But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 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 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 warriors set out and traveled through the night; they removed the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and, returning to Jabesh, burned them. 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 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 the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for 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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