1 Samuel 31:13 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

NIV: Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

NASB: And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.

CSB: Afterward, they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

NLT: Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.

KJV: And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

NKJV: Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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