Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran.

New American Standard Bible

Then Samuel died; and all Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

King James Version

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Holman Bible

Samuel died, and all Israel assembled to mourn for him, and they buried him by his home in Ramah. David then went down to the Wilderness of Paran.

International Standard Version

Samuel died and all Israel assembled to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah.

A Conservative Version

And Samuel died. And all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

American Standard Version

And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Amplified

Now Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.

Bible in Basic English

And death came to Samuel; and all Israel came together, weeping for him, and put his body in its resting-place in his house at Ramah. Then David went down to the waste land of Maon.

Darby Translation

And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Julia Smith Translation

And Samuel will die; and all Israel will assemble together and lament for him, and bury him in his house in Ramah. And David will rise and go down to the desert of Paran.

King James 2000

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented over him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him. They buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David got up and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Modern King James verseion

And Samuel died. And all the Israelites were gathered, and lamented him and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And then Samuel died, and all Israel gathered together and lamented him, and buried him in his own house at Ramah. And David arose and gat him to the wilderness of Paran.

New Heart English Bible

Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

The Emphasized Bible

And Samuel died, and all Israel were gathered together, and made lamentation for him, and buried him within his own house, in Ramah, - and David arose and went down into the wilderness of Maon.

Webster

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites assembled, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

World English Bible

Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Samuel dieth, and all Israel are gathered, and mourn for him, and bury him in his house, in Ramah; and David riseth and goeth down unto the wilderness of Paran.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמוּאל 
Sh@muw'el 
Usage: 140

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

and all the Israelites
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

and lamented
ספד 
Caphad 
Usage: 30

him, and buried
קבר 
Qabar 
Usage: 133

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

at Ramah
רמה 
Ramah 
Usage: 36

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

and went down
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

to the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

Context Readings

Samuel's Death

1 Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran. 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Cross References

Numbers 20:29

When all the community saw that Aaron was dead, the whole house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.

Deuteronomy 34:8

The Israelites mourned for Moses in the deserts of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended.

1 Samuel 28:3

Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.

Genesis 21:21

He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Numbers 10:12

So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

2 Chronicles 33:20

Manasseh passed away and was buried in his palace. His son Amon replaced him as king.

Numbers 13:3

So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the Lord. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.

1 Kings 2:34

So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

Genesis 50:11

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Numbers 12:16

After that the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 13:26

They came back to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole community and showed the fruit of the land.

1 Samuel 7:17

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

Psalm 120:5

How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.

Isaiah 14:18

As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.

Acts 8:2

Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

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