KJV King James Version
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
WEB World English Bible
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
ASV American Standard Version
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Saul dieth, and three of his sons, and the bearer of his weapons, also all his men, on that day together.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 31
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.
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וַיָּ֣מָתH4191 · mutto dieשָׁא֡וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthreeבָּנָיו֩H1121 · benson: childוְנֹשֵׂ֨אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseכֵלָ֜יוH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilגַּ֧םH1571 · gamalsoכָּל־H3605 · kolallאֲנָשָׁ֛יוH582 · e.noshhumanבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיַחְדָּֽו׃H3162 · ya.chadunitedness
Cross-references
1 Samuel 12:17[Is it] not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness [is] great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.Hosea 13:10-11I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?1 Samuel 11:15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.Ecclesiastes 9:1-2For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them.1 Samuel 28:19Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow [shalt] thou and thy sons [be] with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.1 Samuel 12:25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.1 Samuel 4:10-11And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.1 Chronicles 10:6So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
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