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Bible in Basic English
And their bones they put in the earth under a tree in Jabesh; and for seven days they took no food.
New American Standard Bible
They took their bones and
King James Version
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Holman Bible
Afterward, they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree
International Standard Version
They took their bones, buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
A Conservative Version
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
American Standard Version
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Amplified
They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted [as a sign of mourning and respect] for seven days.
Darby Translation
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will take their bones and bury under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they will fast seven days.
King James 2000
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they took their bones and buried [them] under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and they fasted [for] seven days.
Modern King James verseion
And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh. And they fasted seven days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
NET Bible
They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh; then they fasted for seven days.
New Heart English Bible
They took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
The Emphasized Bible
and took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, - and fasted seven days.
Webster
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
World English Bible
They took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they take their bones, and bury them under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and fast seven days.
Themes
Burial » Places used for » Under trees
Burial » Burying places » Tombs » King saul's
Fasting » Examples of » Israel
Fasting » In times of bereavement » Of the people of jabesh-gilead, for saul and his sons
Fasting » National--exemplified » Men of jabesh-gilead
Jabesh-gilead » Saul and his sons buried at
Jonathan » Son of saul » Buried by inhabitants of jabesh-gilead
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Mourning » For the dead » Fasting
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 31:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul And Jonathan Die On Mount Gilboa
12 All the fighting men got up and, travelling all night, took Saul's body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh and had them burned there. 13 And their bones they put in the earth under a tree in Jabesh; and for seven days they took no food.
Cross References
Genesis 50:10
And they came to the grain-floor of Atad on the other side of Jordan, and there they gave the last honours to Jacob, with great and bitter sorrow, weeping for their father for seven days.
2 Samuel 21:12-14
And David went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them away secretly from the public place of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had put them, hanging up the bodies there on the day when they put Saul to death in Gilboa:
1 Samuel 22:6
And news was given to Saul that David had been seen, and the men who were with him: now Saul was in Gibeah, seated under the tree in the high place, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were in their places before him.
Genesis 35:8
And Deborah, the servant who had taken care of Rebekah from her birth, came to her end, and was put to rest near Beth-el, under the holy tree: and they gave it the name of Allon-bacuth.
2 Samuel 1:12
And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.
2 Samuel 2:4-5
And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.