1 Samuel 31 - Study the King James Bible

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

the Philistines: 1 Samuel 28:1, 1 Samuel 28:15, 1 Samuel 29:1
fell down: 1 Samuel 12:25, 1 Chronicles 10:1-12
slain: Heb. wounded
Gilboa: Eusebius and Jerome place this mountain six miles west from Bethshan, where was a large place called Gelbus. The natives still call it Djebel Gilbo. 1 Samuel 28:4, 2 Samuel 1:21
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:17 - ye shall be 1 Samuel 7:13 - against 1 Samuel 28:19 - the Lord 2 Samuel 1:4 - the people 2 Samuel 1:6 - mount 2 Samuel 1:23 - they were 2 Samuel 4:4 - when the tidings 2 Samuel 21:12 - in Gilboa 1 Chronicles 13:2 - left 1 Chronicles 17:8 - have cut off Psalms 44:10 - Thou Psalms 60:1 - scattered Psalms 63:10 - They shall fall Psalms 75:3 - earth Psalms 78:9 - The children Psalms 141:6 - When their judges Proverbs 24:22 - their Hosea 13:11 - General

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

followed: 1 Samuel 14:22, 2 Samuel 1:6
Jonathan: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 14:1-14, 1 Samuel 14:49, 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 23:17, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Chronicles 9:39
Saul's sons: Exodus 20:5, 2 Kings 25:7
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:16 - Let the Lord 1 Kings 14:1 - the son 1 Chronicles 10:1 - the Philistines fought Psalms 35:8 - into Proverbs 17:13 - General

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

went sore: 2 Samuel 1:4, Amos 2:14
archers hit him: Heb. shooters, men with bows, found him, Genesis 49:23, 1 Kings 22:34
Reciprocal: Judges 8:21 - Rise thou 1 Chronicles 10:3 - went Psalms 7:16 - General Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 64:8 - all that Proverbs 17:13 - General

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.

Draw: Judges 9:54, 1 Chronicles 10:4
uncircumcised: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, 2 Samuel 1:20, Jeremiah 9:25, Jeremiah 9:26, Ezekiel 44:7-9
abuse me: or, mock me
he was sore: 2 Samuel 1:14
Saul: 2 Samuel 1:9, 2 Samuel 1:10, 2 Samuel 17:23, 1 Kings 16:27
a sword: Eth hacherve, rather, "the sword," i.e., his armour- bearer's, who, according to the Jews, was Doeg; and if so, then Saul and his executioner fell by the same sword with which they massacred the priests of God.
Reciprocal: Judges 14:3 - uncircumcised 1 Samuel 31:9 - cut off 1 Kings 16:18 - and burnt the king's house 2 Kings 6:33 - this evil is of the Lord Psalms 7:16 - General Psalms 9:5 - destroyed Psalms 34:21 - they Psalms 37:15 - sword Psalms 119:96 - I have seen Proverbs 24:16 - but Jeremiah 38:19 - mock Matthew 27:5 - and departed Acts 16:27 - he drew 2 Corinthians 4:8 - not in despair

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

1 Chronicles 10:5
Reciprocal: Judges 8:21 - Rise thou Judges 9:54 - Draw thy 2 Samuel 1:10 - slew 2 Samuel 17:23 - and hanged 1 Kings 16:18 - and burnt the king's house Psalms 119:96 - I have seen Matthew 27:5 - and departed Acts 16:27 - he drew

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

1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 4:11, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:25, 1 Samuel 28:19, 1 Chronicles 10:6, Ecclesiastes 9:1, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Hosea 13:10, Hosea 13:11
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:10 - he shall descend 2 Samuel 7:9 - cut off Acts 13:22 - when

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

they forsook the cities: 1 Samuel 13:6, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:36, Deuteronomy 28:33, Judges 6:2
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:22 - hid themselves 2 Samuel 2:7 - let your 2 Samuel 4:3 - General 1 Chronicles 10:7 - then they 2 Chronicles 13:19 - took cities Psalms 9:6 - thou hast Psalms 144:14 - no breaking in

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

to strip: 1 Chronicles 10:8, 2 Chronicles 20:25
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 1:19 - beauty

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.

cut off: 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Samuel 17:51, 1 Samuel 17:54, 1 Chronicles 10:9, 1 Chronicles 10:10
to publish: Judges 16:23, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 1:20
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 4:7 - took his head Daniel 1:2 - and he

10.

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

they put: The Philistines placed the armour of Saul in the temple of Ashtaroth as a trophy of victory, and a testimony of their gratitude, in the same manner as David placed the sword of Goliath in the tabernacle. 1 Samuel 21:9
Ashtaroth: Judges 2:13
Bethshan: Joshua 17:11, Judges 1:27, 2 Samuel 21:12-14
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 4:12 - Bethshean 1 Chronicles 7:29 - Bethshean 1 Chronicles 10:9 - took 1 Chronicles 10:10 - their gods Daniel 1:2 - and he

11.

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

Jabeshgilead: 1 Samuel 11:1, 2 Samuel 2:4
of that: or, concerning him
that which: etc
Reciprocal: Judges 21:8 - Jabeshgilead 2 Samuel 21:12 - the bones of Saul 1 Chronicles 10:11 - when

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 came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

burnt them there: 2 Chronicles 16:14, Jeremiah 34:5, Amos 6:10
Reciprocal: Joshua 17:11 - Manasseh 2 Samuel 2:7 - let your 1 Kings 4:12 - Bethshean

13.

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

their bones: Genesis 35:8, 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 21:12-14
fasted seven: Genesis 50:10
Reciprocal: Psalms 32:3 - When Psalms 108:11 - who hast