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1 Samuel 31:12

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.

KJV

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 :

Vulgate

καὶ ἀνέστησαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ δυνάμεως καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα, καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ σῶμα Σαοὺλ καὶ τὸ σῶμα Ἰωναθὰν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τείχους Βαιθσάμ, καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτοὺς εἰς Ἰαβεὶς καὶ κατακαίουσιν αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖ.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יָּק֜וּמוּ כָּל אִ֣ישׁ חַיִל֮ וַ/יֵּלְכ֣וּ כָל הַ/לַּיְלָה֒ וַ/יִּקְח֞וּ אֶת גְּוִיַּ֣ת שָׁא֗וּל וְ/אֵת֙ גְּוִיֹּ֣ת בָּנָ֔י/ו מֵ/חוֹמַ֖ת בֵּ֣ית שָׁ֑ן וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ יָבֵ֔שָׁ/ה וַ/יִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אֹתָ֖/ם שָֽׁם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Saul
Places Jabesh-gileadBeth-shan

In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּית
byt
proper_noun · 18×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
חוֹמָ֔ה
chvmh
noun · 128×
יָבֵ֣ישׁ
ybysh
proper_noun · 24×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
נוּ
nv
noun · 13×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×
שָׂרַ֥ף
shrp
verb · 116×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 16:14 — And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apo
  • 2Sam 2:4 — And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
  • Amos 6:10 — And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shal
  • Amos 6:10 — And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shal
  • Jer 34:5 — But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have p