1 Samuel 31:12

Translations

Modern

…all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.

Traditional

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 Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

Literal

…and all the valiant men arose and traveled all the night, and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. And they came to Jabesh and burned them there.

Latin

…surrexerunt omnes viri fortissimi, et ambulaverunt tota nocte, et tulerunt cadaver Saul, et cadavera filiorum ejus, de muro Bethsan: veneruntque Jabes Galaad, et combusserunt ea ibi:

Original

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English

…all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.

Notes

1 Samuel 31:12

burned the bodies: Cremation was uncommon in the ancient world. The bodies may have been burned because decomposition had already begun.

1 Samuel 31:1–13

While David was in the south successfully fighting the Amalekites (1 Samuel 30), Saul was in the north unsuccessfully fighting the Philistines.

Theme notes and profiles

Saul The Philistines

Events

Death of Saul

Related verses

2 Chronicles 16:14
And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
Jeremiah 34:5
…you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”
Amos 6:10
And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
2 Samuel 2:4–7
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

Parallels

1 Chronicles 10:11–14

People

Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Places

Beth-shean: City in Manasseh, where Saul's body was displayed Jabesh: A town in Gilead, loyal to Saul

Glossary

Armageddon Beth-Shan, Beth-Shean Bone Burial, Burial Customs David Gilead (Place) Jabesh, Jabesh-Gilead (Place) Jerusalem Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem

Topics

Beth-Shean: Bodies of Saul and his Sons Exposed In Beth-Shean: Called Beth-Shaw Burial: The Body Was: Sometimes Burned Before Cremation: General Scriptures Concerning Jabesh-Gilead: Saul and his Sons Buried At Jonathan: Son of Saul: Buried by Inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead

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