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And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah,
even
to his
friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the L
ORD
;
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To
them
which
were
in Bethel, and to
them
which
were
in south Ramoth, and to
them
which
were
in Jattir,
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And
to
them
which
were
in Aroer, and to
them
which
were
in Siphmoth, and to
them
which
were
in
Eshtemoa,
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And to
them
which
were
in Rachal, and to
them
which
were
in the cities of the
Jerahmeelites, and to
them
which
were
in the cities of the Kenites,
30
And to
them
which
were
in
Hormah, and to
them
which
were
in Chor-ashan, and to
them
which
were
in Athach,
31
And to
them
which
were
in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
CHAPTER SAMUEL 31
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines,
and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his
sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul’s sons.
3
And the
battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
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.
5
And when his armourbearer saw
that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6
So Saul died, and his three
sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7
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.
8
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.
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 Beth-shan.
11
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 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 Beth-shan, 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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