1 Samuel 31:11

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“When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,”

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BSBPD

“When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they hear regarding it--the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead--that which the Philistines have done to Saul,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 31:11 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 11:1Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
  2. 1 Samuel 11:9So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
  3. 2 Samuel 2:4Then 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.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 10:11When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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