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I Samuel Chapter 31

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I Samuel

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In this chapter David and his men defeat the Philistine giant Goliath in a single blow, and David is praised for his boldness and skill. The people rejoice and celebrate David’s victory, and the story highlights the triumph of faith over fear. The chapter teaches that God provides a champion when we trust Him.

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(1) Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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I Samuel 28:1I Samuel 28:15I Samuel 29:1I Samuel 12:25I Chronicles 10:1I Chronicles 10:2I Chronicles 10:3I Chronicles 10:4I Chronicles 10:5I Chronicles 10:6I Chronicles 10:7I Chronicles 10:8

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I Chronicles 10:1II Samuel 21:12I Samuel 7:7I Samuel 4:10I Samuel 17:52I Samuel 29:3

(2) And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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I Samuel 14:22II Samuel 1:6I Samuel 13:2I Samuel 13:16I Samuel 14:1I Samuel 14:2I Samuel 14:3I Samuel 14:4I Samuel 14:5I Samuel 14:6I Samuel 14:7I Samuel 14:8

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I Chronicles 10:2I Samuel 7:7I Samuel 4:2I Samuel 13:3II Samuel 21:12Judges 16:30

(3) And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
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II Samuel 1:4Amos 2:14Genesis 49:23I Kings 22:34

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I Chronicles 10:3II Chronicles 35:23Judges 20:34II Samuel 2:17II Kings 3:26

(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.
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Judges 9:54I Chronicles 10:4I Samuel 14:6I Samuel 17:26I Samuel 17:36II Samuel 1:20Jeremiah 9:25Jeremiah 9:26Ezekiel 44:7Ezekiel 44:8Ezekiel 44:9II Samuel 1:14

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I Chronicles 10:4I Samuel 14:13Judges 9:54I Samuel 14:12II Samuel 1:20I Samuel 28:20

(5) And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
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I Chronicles 10:5

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II Samuel 2:23I Chronicles 10:5Judges 5:27I Samuel 14:13I Samuel 31:4I Chronicles 10:4

(6) So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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I Samuel 4:10I Samuel 4:11I Samuel 11:15I Samuel 12:17I Samuel 12:25I Samuel 28:19I Chronicles 10:6Ecclesiastes 9:1Ecclesiastes 9:2Hosea 13:10Hosea 13:11

(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.
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I Samuel 13:6Leviticus 26:32Leviticus 26:36Deuteronomy 28:33Judges 6:2

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I Chronicles 10:7Genesis 14:10I Samuel 31:1II Samuel 10:14II Samuel 23:11I Kings 20:30

(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.
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I Chronicles 10:8II Chronicles 20:25

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I Chronicles 10:8I Samuel 31:1I Chronicles 10:1II Samuel 21:12Ezekiel 32:25Exodus 19:20

(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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I Samuel 31:4I Samuel 17:51I Samuel 17:54I Chronicles 10:9I Chronicles 10:10Judges 16:23Judges 16:24II Samuel 1:20

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I Chronicles 10:9I Kings 6:5Jeremiah 46:14Ezekiel 6:13Ezekiel 16:57Ezekiel 46:23

(10) And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
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I Samuel 21:9Judges 2:13Joshua 17:11Judges 1:27II Samuel 21:12II Samuel 21:13II Samuel 21:14

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I Corinthians 15:44I Samuel 31:12II Chronicles 26:6Luke 11:34I Corinthians 12:12

(11) And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
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I Samuel 11:1II Samuel 2:4

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Joshua 17:11Judges 1:27Judges 1:33I Samuel 7:7II Samuel 21:12

(12) All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
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II Chronicles 16:14Jeremiah 34:5Amos 6:10

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I Chronicles 10:12I Corinthians 15:44Genesis 19:35I Samuel 19:10I Samuel 31:10II Chronicles 26:6

(13) And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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Genesis 35:8II Samuel 2:4II Samuel 2:5II Samuel 21:12II Samuel 21:13II Samuel 21:14Genesis 50:10

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I Chronicles 10:12Jeremiah 8:1Isaiah 41:19Ezekiel 17:24Joel 1:12I Kings 13:31

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