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Contemporary English Version

1 Samuel 31:11

The people who lived in Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul's body.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jabesh-Gilead;   Jonathan;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jabesh-Gilead;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jabesh;   Mourning;   Philistines;   Saul;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bethshan (bethshean);   Gilead;   Philistia, philistines;   Saul, king of israel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Death, Mortality;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Burial;   Dagon's House;   Jabesh-Gilead;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Burial;   Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Jabesh-Gilead;   Jonathan;   Lo-Debar;   Philistines, the;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Esdraelon;   Jabesh, Jabesh-Gilead;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jabesh, Jabeshgilead ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armageddon;   Jabesh;   Jezreel (2);   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gilbo'a;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jabesh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achish;   Burial;   Chronicles, Books of;   Corpse;   Esdraelon, Plain of;   Jabesh-Gilead;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Hebrew Names Version
When the inhabitants of Yavesh-Gil`ad heard concerning him that which the Pelishtim had done to Sha'ul,
King James Version
And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
Lexham English Bible
When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard about it, what the Philistines had done to Saul,
English Standard Version
But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
New Century Version
When the people living in Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
New English Translation
When the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Amplified Bible
When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
New American Standard Bible
Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Geneva Bible (1587)
When the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard, what the Philistims had done to Saul,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Complete Jewish Bible
When the people living in Yavesh-Gil‘ad heard what the P'lishtim had done to Sha'ul,
Darby Translation
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Easy-to-Read Version
The people living in Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines did to Saul.
George Lamsa Translation
Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul and to his sons,
Good News Translation
When the people of Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Literal Translation
And when they heard about it, the ones living in Jabesh-gilead, that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan they of Iabes in Gilead herde, what the Philistynes had done vnto Saul,
American Standard Version
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
Bible in Basic English
And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When the inhabitauntes of Iabes in Gilead heard thereof, what the Philistines had done to Saul:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
King James Version (1611)
And when the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad hear what the Philistines did to Saul.
English Revised Version
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
Berean Standard Bible
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the dwellers of Jabes of Galaad hadden herd this, what euer thingis Filisteis hadden do to Saul,
Young's Literal Translation
And they hear regarding it -- the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead -- that which the Philistines have done to Saul,
Update Bible Version
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
World English Bible
When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
New King James Version
Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
New Living Translation
But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
New Life Bible
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
New Revised Standard
But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him, what the Philistines had done unto Saul,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Revised Standard Version
But when the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
THE MESSAGE
The people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul. Their valiant men sprang into action. They traveled all night, took the corpses of Saul and his three sons from the wall at Beth Shan, and carried them back to Jabesh and burned off the flesh. They then buried the bones under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted in mourning for seven days.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

Contextual Overview

8 The day after the battle, when the Philistines returned to the battlefield to take the weapons of the dead Israelite soldiers, they found Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa. 9The Philistines cut off Saul's head and pulled off his armor. Then they put his armor in the temple of the goddess Astarte, and they nailed his body to the city wall of Beth-Shan. They also sent messengers everywhere in Philistia to spread the good news in the temples of their idols and among their people. 11 The people who lived in Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul's body. 12 So one night, some brave men from Jabesh went to Beth-Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons, then brought them back to Jabesh and burned them. 13 They buried the bones under a small tree in Jabesh, and for seven days, they went without eating to show their sorrow.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.
Genesis 18:17
The Lord said to himself, "I should tell Abraham what I am going to do,
Genesis 22:1
Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, Lord ."
Genesis 31:5
and he told them: Your father isn't as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God my ancestors worshiped has been on my side.
Genesis 31:7
and that he keeps cheating me by changing my wages time after time. But God has protected me.
Genesis 31:13
and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here right away and return to the land where you were born."
Genesis 31:15
He treats us like foreigners and has even cheated us out of the bride price that should have been ours.
Genesis 31:16
Now do whatever God tells you to do. Even the property God took from our father and gave to you really belongs to us and our children.
Exodus 3:4
When the Lord saw Moses coming near the bush, he called him by name, and Moses answered, "Here I am."
1 Samuel 3:4
when the Lord called out Samuel's name. "Here I am!" Samuel answered.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead,.... Who lived on the other side Jordan, about eight miles from Bethshan, according to Fuller p:

heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; not only that they had got the victory over him, and routed his army, but had abused his body, and hung it up by way of reproach and ignominy; which they could not bear to hear of, remembering with gratitude the kindness he had shown to them, in delivering them out of the hands of Nahash the Ammonite, 1 Samuel 11:1.

p Pisgah-Sight of Palestine, b. 2. ch. 2. p. 82.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard ... - See 1 Samuel 11:1-15. This is a touching and rare example of national gratitude.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 31:11. When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard — This act of the men of Jabesh-gilead was an act of gratitude due to Saul, who, at the very commencement of his reign, rescued them from Nahash, king of the Ammonites, (see 1 Samuel 11:1, &c.,) and by his timely succours saved them from the deepest degradation and the most oppressive tyranny. This heroic act, with the seven days' fast, showed that they retained a due sense of their obligation to this unfortunate monarch.


 
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