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1 Samuel 31:9
New English Translation
1 Samuel 31:9
New English Translation
9 They cut off Saul’s[a] head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines.
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- 1 Samuel 31:9 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity (likewise in the following verse).
1 Samuel 31:9
King James Version
1 Samuel 31:9
King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 31:9
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 31:9
English Standard Version
9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, (A)to carry the good news (B)to the house of their idols and to the people.
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1 Samuel 31:9
New International Version
1 Samuel 31:9
New International Version
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(A) in the temple of their idols and among their people.(B)
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