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1 Samuel 31:7

When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.

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ASV

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the 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.

KJV

And 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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200 →
אַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-[the] men ofH582 →
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elIsraelH3478 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
בְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.ver[were] on [the] other side ofH5676 →
הָעֵ֜מֶקha.'E.mekthe valleyH6010 →
וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀va.'a.Sherand whoH834 →
בְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.ver[were] on [the] other side ofH5676 →
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
נָ֙סוּ֙na.suthey had fledH5127 →
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְכִי־ve.khi-and thatH3588 →
מֵ֖תוּMe.tuthey had diedH4191 →
שָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
וּבָנָ֑יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121 →
וַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.Vuand they abandonedH5800 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892 →
וַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suand they fledH5127 →
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they dweltH3427 →
בָּהֶֽן׃ סba.Henin <the> them

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1 Chronicles 10:7When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.2 Samuel 4:3because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.Leviticus 26:32And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.Deuteronomy 28:33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.1 Samuel 13:6Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.Judges 6:2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.Psalms 9:6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.1 Samuel 14:22When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.2 Chronicles 13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.Psalms 144:14Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.2 Samuel 2:7Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

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The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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