1 Samuel 31:12 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 31:12

all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.

BSB

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ASV

all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

KJV

All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And burnt them there - It has been denied that the Hebrews burnt the bodies of the dead, but that they buried them in the earth, or embalmed them, and often burnt spices around them, etc. These no doubt were the common forms of sepulture, but neither of these could be conveniently practiced in the present case. They could not have buried them about Beth-shan without being discovered; and as to embalming, that was most likely out of all question, as doubtless the bodies were now too putrid to bear it.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The day of recompence has now come, in which Saul must account for the blood of the Amalekites which he had sinfully spared, and that of the priests which he had more sinfully spilt; that of David too, which he would have spilt, must come into the account.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Saul slew himself to avoid being abused by the Philistines, and never was royal corpse so abused as his was, perhaps the more if they understood that he slew himself for that reason. He that thinks to save his honour by sin will certainly lose it. See to what a height of insolence the Philistines had arrived just before David was raised up, who perfectly subdued them.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּק֜וּמוּ	vai.ya.Ku.mu	and they arose	H6965 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	man of	H376 →
חַיִל֮	cha.Yil	strength	H2428 →
וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הַלַּיְלָה֒	ha.lay.Lah	the night	H3915 →
וַיִּקְח֞וּ	vai.yik.Chu	and they took	H3947 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
גְּוִיַּ֣ת	ge.vi.Yat	[the] corpse of	H1472 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
גְּוִיֹּ֣ת	ge.vi.Yot	[the] corpses of	H1472 →
בָּנָ֔יו	ba.Nav	sons his	H1121 →
מֵחוֹמַ֖ת	me.cho.Mat	from [the] wall of	H2346 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	Beth	H1052 →
שָׁ֑ן	Shan	Shan	H1052 →
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they went	H935 →
יָבֵ֔שָׁה	ya.Ve.shah	Jabesh towards	H3003 →
וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ	vai.yis.re.Fu	and they burned	H8313 →
אֹתָ֖ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
שָֽׁם׃	Sham	there	H8033 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Amos 6:10
And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will…
leads to
- Amos 8:3
  “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
- Ezekiel 20:39
  And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you…
- Amos 5:13
  Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
Through
Jeremiah 34:5
you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have…
leads to
- Jeremiah 22:18
  Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas,…
- 2 Chronicles 16:14
  And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes;…
Through
2 Chronicles 16:14
And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes;…
leads to
- Genesis 50:2
  And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
- 2 Chronicles 21:19
  This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire…
- Jeremiah 34:5
  you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have…

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06About 1 Samuel

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The walk

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About 1 Samuel