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.”
1 Samuel 31:11 - Tree of Life Version Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, American Standard Version (1901) And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul, Common English Bible But when all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, Catholic Public Domain Version And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now when the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, |
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.”
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.
Now when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Then they inquired, “Which one of the tribes of Israel that did not go up to Adonai at Mizpah?” Then behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.