1 Samuel 31:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And 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.”

1 Samuel 31:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 31:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 31:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.”

1 Samuel 31:8 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 31:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And 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. ”

1 Samuel 31:8 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 31:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa,”

1 Samuel 31:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 31:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa. ”

1 Samuel 31:8 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 31:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa,”

1 Samuel 31:8 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 31:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 31

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

7 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.

8 And 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.

9 And 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.

10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.

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What Does 1 Samuel 31:8 Mean?

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