1 Samuel 31 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on 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 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 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 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely. 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 Saul said to his armor bearer, |Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.| But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on 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 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died 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 So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day. 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 When the men of Israel who were in the valley and across the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied 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 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on 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 They cut off Saul's head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines. 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 They placed Saul's armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan. 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 residents of Jabesh Gilead heard 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 all their warriors set out and traveled throughout the night. They took Saul's corpse and the corpses of his sons from the city wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them. 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 They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh; then they fasted for seven days. 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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