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1 Samuel 31:11 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; "

1 Samuel 31:11

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9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which 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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

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Judges 21:8

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"And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly."

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2 Samuel 2:4

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"And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul."

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1 Samuel 11:1-11

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"Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee."

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1 Chronicles 10:11

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"And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,"

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1 Samuel 17:11

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"When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid."

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1 Samuel 13:4

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"And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal."

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Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY) and Bible Guided Semantic Search

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1 Samuel 31:1

"Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa."

1 Samuel 31:2

"And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons."

1 Samuel 31:3

"And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers."

1 Samuel 31:4

"Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it."

1 Samuel 31:5

"And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him."

1 Samuel 31:6

"So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together."

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