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Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
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Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
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The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.
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Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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Then Saul said to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me." But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.
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And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
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And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
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So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
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So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.
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And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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And when all the men of Israel who [were] in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
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So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
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And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word [throughout] the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news [in the temple] of their idols and among the people.
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And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
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Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
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And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
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And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
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They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
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So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance.
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And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
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But [he] did not inquire of the LORD; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
