Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul
1 Samuel 31:13
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
- KJV
- And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
- WEB
- They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.or, salt cedar
- ASV
- And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
- LSV
- and they take their bones, and bury [them] under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and fast seven days.
- YLT
- and they take their bones, and bury [them] under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and fast seven days.
- DBY
- And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
- DRC
- And they took their bones and buried them in the wood of Jabes: and fasted seven days.
- GNV
- And tooke their bones and buried them vnder a tree at Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.
- JPS
- And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
- LXXE
- And they take their bones, and bury them in the field that is in Jabis, and fast seven days.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־עַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ תַֽחַת־הָאֶ֖שֶׁל בְּיָבֵ֑שָׁה וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ λαμβάνουσιν τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν, καὶ θάπτουσιν ὑπὸ τὴν ἄρουραν τὴν ἐν Ἰαβὶς, καὶ νηστεύουσιν ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας.
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📍 Jabesh◆ Death of Saul
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Samuel 21:12–14he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul…
- Genesis 50:10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- 1 Samuel 22:6Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
- 2 Samuel 1:12They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
- 2 Samuel 2:4–5Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” So David sent messengers to the men of…
- Genesis 35:8Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
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