1 Samuel 31
- 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down killed in mount Gilboa.
- 2And the Philistines followed hard on Saul and on his sons. The Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
- 3And the battle went badly for Saul, and the archers hit him. He was badly wounded of the archers.
- 4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it. Or else these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell on it.
- 5And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
- 6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- 7And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities, and fled. The Philistines came and lived in them.
- 8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the killed, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
- 9And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines around, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
- 10And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
- 11And when the people of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul.
- 12All the brave 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.
- 13And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Samuel 31 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
GIGAKJVNow the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down killed in mount Gilboa.
KJVAnd the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
GIGAKJVAnd the Philistines followed hard on Saul and on his sons. The Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
KJVAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
GIGAKJVAnd the battle went badly for Saul, and the archers hit him. He was badly wounded of the archers.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it. Or else these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell on it.
KJVAnd when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
GIGAKJVAnd when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
KJVSo Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
GIGAKJVSo Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities, and fled. The Philistines came and lived in them.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVThe next day, when the Philistines came to strip the killed, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines around, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
KJVAnd they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
GIGAKJVAnd they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
KJVAnd when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
GIGAKJVAnd when the people of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul.
KJVAll 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.
GIGAKJVAll the brave 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.
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