Passage

1 Samuel 31.13

Book: 1 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

11. And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul, 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 Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

13. And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (1 Samuel 31:11-13, ASV)

WEB

11. When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12. all the valiant men arose, went all night, and 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.

13. They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (1 Samuel 31:11-13, WEB)

KJV

11. And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; ^{of that: or, concerning him that} 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.

13. And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (1 Samuel 31:11-13, KJV)

YLT

11. And they hear regarding it, the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead, that which the Philistines have done to Saul, 12. and all the men of valour arise, and go all the night, and take the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth-Shan, and come in to Jabesh, and burn them there,

13. and they take their bones, and bury [them] under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and fast seven days. (1 Samuel 31:11-13, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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