2 Samuel 21:12 - Tree of Life Version

¹² So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the open square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them on the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them up when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa;

Common English Bible

¹² he went and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen the bones from the public square in Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them on the day the Philistines killed Saul at Gilboa.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of his son Jonathan, from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had suspended them after they had slain Saul at Gilboa.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And David went, and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabes Galaad, who had stolen them from the street of Bethsan, where the Philistines had hanged them when they had slain Saul in Gelboe.

2 Samuel 21:12 Cross References

2 Samuel 1:21

Hills of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, nor on bountiful fields, for there the shield of the mighty ones lay defiled—Saul’s shield will no longer be anointed with oil.

2 Samuel 1:6

The young man informing him answered, “I happened by chance to be on Mount Gilboa, and look, Saul was leaning on his spear, while the chariots and the horsemen were closing in on him.

2 Samuel 2:4

Then the men of Judah came and there anointed David king over the house of Judah. Then they told David saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

2 Samuel 21:11

David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

2 Samuel 21:13

He had the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan brought up from there, and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.

1 Chronicles 10:1

Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 10:12

all the valiant men arose and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Chronicles 10:8

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Joshua 17:11

Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages—three regions.

1 Samuel 28:4

So the Philistines mustered and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together and they camped at Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. Israel’s men fled before the Philistines and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:3

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers hit him, so he was severely wounded by the archers.

1 Samuel 31:4

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, or else these uncircumcised will come and thrust me through after torturing me.” But his armor-bearer refused, for he was too afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.