2 Samuel 21:12

New American Bible - revised edition

he went and obtained the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them away secretly from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them at the time they defeated Saul on Gilboa.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:21

O mountains of Gilboa, upon you be neither dew nor rain, nor surging from the deeps! Defiled there the warriors’ shields, the shield of Saul—no longer anointed with oil!

2 Samuel 1:6

The youth reporting to him replied: “I happened to find myself on Mount Gilboa and saw Saul leaning on his spear, with chariots and horsemen closing in on him.

2 Samuel 2:4

Then the men of Judah came there and anointed David king over the house of Judah. A report reached David that the people of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul.

2 Samuel 21:11

When David was informed of what Rizpah, Aiah’s daughter, the concubine of Saul, had done,

2 Samuel 21:13

When he had brought up from there the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan, the bones of those who had been executed were also gathered up.

1 Chronicles 10:1

Now the Philistines went to war against Israel, and Israel fled before them, and they fell, slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 10:12

all their warriors set out, recovered the corpses of Saul and his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak of Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.

1 Chronicles 10:8

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

Joshua 17:11

Moreover, in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh was awarded Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns (the third is Naphath-dor).

1 Samuel 28:4

The Philistines rallied and, coming to Shunem, they encamped. Saul, too, mustered all Israel; they camped on Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines went to war against Israel, and the Israelites fled before them, and fell, slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:3

the fury of the battle converged on Saul. Then the archers hit him, and he was severely wounded.

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through; otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But the armor-bearer, badly frightened, refused, so Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.