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2 Samuel 1:6

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

KJV

Et ait adolescens qui nuntiabat ei : Casu veni in montem Gelboë, et Saul incumbebat super hastam suam : porro currus et equites appropinquabant ei,

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν τὸ παιδάριον τὸ ἀπαγγέλλον αὐτῷ Περιπτώματι περιέπεσαν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ Γελβοῦε, καὶ ἰδοὺ Σαοὺλ ἐπεστήρικτο ἐπὶ τὸ δόρυ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ τὰ ἅρματα καὶ οἱ ἱππάρχαι συνῆψαν αὐτῷ.

LXX

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֜אמֶר הַ/נַּ֣עַר הַ/מַּגִּ֣יד ל֗/וֹ נִקְרֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֨יתִי֙ בְּ/הַ֣ר הַ/גִּלְבֹּ֔עַ וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה שָׁא֖וּל נִשְׁעָ֣ן עַל חֲנִית֑/וֹ וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה הָ/רֶ֛כֶב וּ/בַעֲלֵ֥י הַ/פָּרָשִׁ֖ים הִדְבִּקֻֽ/הוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גִּלְבֹּֽעַ
glb'
proper_noun · 8×
דָבְקָה
dbqh
verb · 54×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
הוּ
hv
verb · 27×
ו
v
noun · 83×
ו
v
noun · 57×
וֹ
v
noun · 48×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נִשְׁעָ֣ן
nsh'n
verb · 22×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קְרַ֣את
qr't
verb · 37×
רֶ֔כֶב
rkb
noun · 119×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 10:1 — Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
  • 1Sam 6:9 — And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that hap
  • 1Sam 28:4 — And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
  • 1Sam 31:3 — And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
  • 1Sam 31:4 — 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 sor