Bible Cross References
the bones of Saul
2 Samuel 2:5-7
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he sent some men there with the message: "May the LORD bless you for showing your loyalty to your king by burying him.
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And now may the LORD be kind and faithful to you. I too will treat you well because of what you have done.
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Be strong and brave! Saul your king is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me as their king."
1 Samuel 31:11-13
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When the people of Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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the bravest men started out and marched all night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall, brought them back to Jabesh, and burned them there.
13
Then they took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in town, and fasted for seven days.
Beth-shan
Joshua 17:11
Within the territories of Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth Shan and Ibleam, along with their surrounding towns, as well as Dor (the one on the coast), Endor, Taanach, Megiddo, and their surrounding towns.
Beth-shean
1 Samuel 31:10
Then they put his weapons in the temple of the goddess Astarte, and they nailed his body to the wall of the city of Beth Shan.
in Gilboa
2 Samuel 1:6
He answered, "I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and I saw that Saul was leaning on his spear and that the chariots and cavalry of the enemy were closing in on him.
2 Samuel 1:21
"May no rain or dew fall on Gilboa's hills; may its fields be always barren! For the shields of the brave lie there in disgrace; the shield of Saul is no longer polished with oil.
1 Samuel 28:4
The Philistine troops assembled and camped near the town of Shunem; Saul gathered the Israelites and camped at Mount Gilboa.
1 Samuel 31:1
The Philistines fought a battle against the Israelites on Mount Gilboa. Many Israelites were killed there, and the rest of them, including King Saul and his sons, fled.
1 Chronicles 10:1
The Philistines fought a battle against the Israelites on Mount Gilboa. Many Israelites were killed there, and the rest of them, including King Saul and his sons, fled.
1 Chronicles 10:8
The day after the battle the Philistines went to plunder the corpses, and they found the bodies of Saul and his sons lying on Mount Gilboa.