1 Samuel 31
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
11And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
12All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85320× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- שָׁאוּלShâʼûwlH758611× in this chapter
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîyH64308× in this chapter
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- בֵּןbênH11216× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- כְּלִיkᵉlîyH36276× in this chapter
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwshH5825× in this chapter
a man in general (singly or collectively)
- בֵּית שְׁאָןBêyth ShᵉʼânH10524× in this chapter
Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34784× in this chapter
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- מוּתmûwthH41914× in this chapter
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- נָפַלnâphalH53074× in this chapter
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼH53754× in this chapter
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9354× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- גְּוִיָּהgᵉvîyâhH14723× in this chapter
a body, whether alive or dead
- חֶרֶבcherebH27193× in this chapter
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- יָבֵשׁYâbêshH30033× in this chapter
Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
- כֹּלkôlH36053× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- לָקַחlâqachH39473× in this chapter
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- נוּסnûwçH51273× in this chapter
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8343× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- בַּיִתbayithH10042× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- גִּלְבֹּעַGilbôaʻH15332× in this chapter
Gilboa, a mountain of Palestine
- גַּםgamH15712× in this chapter
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
- דָּקַרdâqarH18562× in this chapter
to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile
- הוּאhûwʼH19312× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- הַרharH20222× in this chapter
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- חוֹמָהchôwmâhH23462× in this chapter
a wall of protection
- חָלָלchâlâlH24912× in this chapter
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- יוֹםyôwmH31172× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- יָרָהyârâhH33842× in this chapter
properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
- יָשַׁבyâshabH34272× in this chapter
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- מְאֹדmᵉʼôdH39662× in this chapter
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
- אֵלʼêlH4132× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- מַלְכִּישׁוּעַMalkîyshûwaʻH44442× in this chapter
Malkishua, an Israelite
- מָצָאmâtsâʼH46722× in this chapter
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- עֵבֶרʻêberH56762× in this chapter
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- עַלʻalH59212× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- פָּשַׁטpâshaṭH65842× in this chapter
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
- רָאָהrâʼâhH72002× in this chapter
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- שָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwshH79692× in this chapter
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice