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1 Samuel 31
King James Version
1 Samuel 31
King James Version
31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
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 sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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;
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
Schlachter 1951
1 Samuel 31
Schlachter 1951
Tod Sauls und seiner Söhne
31 Die Philister aber stritten wider Israel, und die Männer von Israel flohen vor den Philistern und fielen erschlagen auf dem Gebirge Gilboa. 2 Und die Philister drangen ein auf Saul und seine Söhne und erschlugen Jonatan und Abinadab und Malchischua, die Söhne Sauls. 3 Und der Streit ward hart wider Saul; und es trafen ihn die Schützen, die mit Bogen bewaffnet waren, und er ward von den Schützen schwer verwundet.
4 Da sprach Saul zu seinem Waffenträger: Zieh dein Schwert aus und erstich mich damit, damit nicht diese Unbeschnittenen kommen und mich erstechen und Mutwillen an mir verüben!
Aber sein Waffenträger wollte nicht; denn er fürchtete sich sehr. Da nahm Saul das Schwert und stürzte sich darein. 5 Als nun sein Waffenträger sah, daß Saul tot war, stürzte auch er sich in sein Schwert und starb mit ihm. 6 Also starb Saul samt seinen drei Söhnen und seinem Waffenträger und allen seinen Männern an jenem Tag.
7 Als aber die Männer von Israel, die diesseits der Ebene und diesseits des Jordans waren, sahen, daß die Männer Israels geflohen und daß Saul und seine Söhne tot waren, verließen sie die Städte und flohen auch. Da kamen die Philister und wohnten darin.
8 Am folgenden Tag kamen die Philister, um die Erschlagenen auszuziehen, und fanden Saul und seine drei Söhne auf dem Gebirge Gilboa liegen. 9 Da hieben sie ihm den Kopf ab und zogen ihm seine Waffenrüstung aus und sandten [Boten] in das Land der Philister ringsumher, diese frohe Botschaft im Hause ihrer Götzen und unter dem Volke zu verkündigen. 10 Und sie legten seine Waffen in das Haus der Astarte, aber seinen Leichnam hängten sie an die Mauer zu Bethsan.
11 Als aber die Einwohner von Jabes in Gilead hörten, was die Philister Saul getan hatten, 12 machten sich alle streitbaren Männer auf und gingen die ganze Nacht hindurch und nahmen den Leichnam Sauls und die Leichname seiner Söhne von der Mauer zu Bethsan und brachten sie gen Jabes und verbrannten sie daselbst 13 und nahmen ihre Gebeine und begruben sie unter der Tamariske zu Jabes und fasteten sieben Tage lang.
1 Samuel 31
New International Version
1 Samuel 31
New International Version
Saul Takes His Life(A)
31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.(B) 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons,(C) and they killed his sons Jonathan,(D) Abinadab and Malki-Shua.(E) 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded(F) him critically.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(G) or these uncircumcised(H) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. 6 So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died(I) together that same day.
7 When the Israelites along the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines(J) came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news(K) in the temple of their idols and among their people.(L) 10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths(M) and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.(N)
11 When the people of Jabesh Gilead(O) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men(P) marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned(Q) them. 13 Then they took their bones(R) and buried them under a tamarisk(S) tree at Jabesh, and they fasted(T) seven days.(U)
1 Samuel 31
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 31
English Standard Version
The Death of Saul
31 (A)Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain (B)on Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down (C)Jonathan and (D)Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 (E)The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 (F)Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these (G)uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, (H)for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword (I)and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, (J)to carry the good news (K)to the house of their idols and to the people. 10 (L)They put his armor in the temple of (M)Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of (N)Beth-shan. 11 (O)But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 (P)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 (Q)and burned them there. 13 And they took their bones (R)and buried them under (S)the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and (T)fasted seven days.
Schlachter 1951 (SCH1951)
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