1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

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1 Chronicles 10:8, 1 Samuel 31:1, 1 Samuel 31:13, 1 Chronicles 10:8, 1 Samuel 31:1

2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

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Exodus 20:5, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Samuel 14:49, 1 Chronicles 9:39, 2 Kings 23:29

3The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

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Amos 2:14, 1 Samuel 31:3, 1 Samuel 31:6, 2 Samuel 1:4, 2 Samuel 1:10

4Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.

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1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Samuel 17:36, 2 Samuel 1:9, 2 Samuel 1:10

5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.

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6So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.

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1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 4:11, Ecclesiastes 9:1, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Hosea 13:10

7When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

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1 Samuel 13:6, Leviticus 26:31, Deuteronomy 28:43, Leviticus 26:36, 1 Samuel 31:7

8It happened on 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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2 Kings 3:23, 1 Samuel 31:8, 2 Chronicles 20:25, 2 Kings 3:23, 1 Samuel 31:8

9They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.

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2 Samuel 1:20, Judges 16:23, Judges 16:24, 1 Samuel 31:9, 1 Samuel 31:10

10They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

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1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:7, 1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:7

11When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

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1 Samuel 31:11, 1 Samuel 31:13, 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 11:1

12all the valiant men arose, 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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2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 21:12, 2 Samuel 21:14, Genesis 35:8, Genesis 50:10

13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord, which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,

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Leviticus 20:6, Leviticus 20:6, Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 19:31, 1 Samuel 15:23

14and did not inquire of the Lord: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

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1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 28:17