1 Samuel 28:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Philistines prepared for war. They came to Shunem and made their camp at that place. Saul gathered all the Israelites together and made his camp at Gilboa.

Cross References

1 Samuel 31:1

Meanwhile, the Philistines fought against the Israelites, and the Israelites ran from them. There were many dead bodies that fell at Mount Gilboa.

Joshua 19:18

This is the land that was given to that tribe: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

2 Kings 4:8

One day Elisha went to Shunem, where an important woman lived. She asked Elisha to stop and eat at her house. So every time Elisha went through that place, he stopped there to eat.

2 Samuel 21:12

Then David took the bones of Saul and Jonathan from the men of Jabesh Gilead. (The men of Jabesh Gilead got these bones after Saul and Jonathan were killed at Gilboa. The Philistines had hanged the bodies of Saul and Jonathan on a wall in Beth Shan. But the men of Jabesh Gilead went there and stole the bodies from that public area.)

2 Samuel 1:21

“May no rain or dew fall on you, mountains of Gilboa. May there be no offerings coming from your fields. The shields of the heroes rusted there. Saul’s shield was not rubbed with oil.

2 Samuel 1:6

The young soldier said, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa. I saw Saul leaning on his spear. The Philistine chariots and horse soldiers were coming closer and closer to Saul.

1 Samuel 28:5

Saul saw the Philistine army, and he was afraid. His heart pounded with fear.

1 Kings 1:3

So the king’s servants began looking everywhere in the country of Israel for a beautiful young woman to keep the king warm. They found a young woman named Abishag, from the town of Shunem, and brought her to the king.

1 Samuel 31:8

The next day, the Philistines went back to take things from the dead bodies. They found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa.