Passage

1 Samuel 31.9

Book: 1 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the 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 armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people."

"10. And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 11. And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul," (1 Samuel 31:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them. 8. On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa."

"9. They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols, and to the people."

"10. They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. 11. When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul," (1 Samuel 31:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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."

"10. And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. 11. And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; ^{of that: or, concerning him that}" (1 Samuel 31:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. And they see, the men of Israel, who [are] beyond the valley, and who [are] beyond the Jordan, that the men of Israel have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake the cities and flee, and Philistines come in, and dwell in them. 8. And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa,"

"9. and they cut off his head, and strip off his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim tidings [in] the house of their idols, and [among] the people;"

"10. and they place his weapons [in] the house of Ashtaroth, and his body they have fixed on the wall of Beth-Shan. 11. And they hear regarding it, the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead, that which the Philistines have done to Saul," (1 Samuel 31:7-11, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G2097 - euangelizo

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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