1 Samuel 28:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.”

1 Samuel 28:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 28:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 28:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.”

1 Samuel 28:4 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 28:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa. ”

1 Samuel 28:4 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 28:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the Philistines are gathered, and come in, and encamp in Shunem, and Saul gathereth all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa,”

1 Samuel 28:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa. ”

1 Samuel 28:4 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 28:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the Philistims assembled themselues, and came, and pitched in Shunem: and Saul assembled all Israel, and they pitched in Gilboa.”

1 Samuel 28:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 28:4 in Context — 1 Samuel 28

2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.

5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

6 And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

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What Does 1 Samuel 28:4 Mean?

1 Samuel 28:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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