1 Samuel 11:4

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When the messengers went to Gibeah(where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 2:4 : 4 When the LORD’s angel finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
  • 1 Sam 10:26 : 26 Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.
  • Judg 21:2 : 2 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
  • 1 Sam 15:34 : 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
  • 1 Sam 30:4 : 4 Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.
  • 2 Sam 21:6 : 6 let seven of his male descendants be turned over to us, and we will execute them before the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, who was the LORD’s chosen one.” The king replied,“I will turn them over.”
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
  • 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.
  • Gal 6:2 : 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.
  • 1 Sam 14:2 : 2 Now Saul was sitting under a pomegranate tree in Migron, on the outskirts of Gibeah. The army that was with him numbered about six hundred men.

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  • 1 Sam 11:5-7
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    88%

    5Now Saul was walking behind the oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked,“What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?” So they told him about the men of Jabesh.

    6The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

    7He took a pair of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said,“Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!” Then the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they went out as one army.

  • 1 Sam 11:3
    80%

    3The elders of Jabesh said to him,“Leave us alone for seven days so that we can send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. If there is no one who can deliver us, we will come out voluntarily to you.”

  • 1 Sam 31:11-12
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    11When the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12all their warriors set out and traveled throughout the night. They took Saul’s corpse and the corpses of his sons from the city wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.

  • 1 Chr 10:11-12
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    11When all the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.

  • 1 Sam 30:4
    77%

    4Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.

  • 2 Sam 1:11-12
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    76%

    11David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

    12They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 2:4-5
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    4The men of Judah came and there they anointed David as king over the people of Judah.David was told,“The people of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”

    5So David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh Gilead and told them,“May you be blessed by the LORD because you have shown this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.

  • Judg 21:2
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    2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.

  • Judg 2:4
    75%

    4When the LORD’s angel finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    74%

    4David inquired,“How were things going? Tell me!” He replied,“The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”

  • 1 Sam 24:16
    74%

    16When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly.

  • 1 Sam 13:4
    74%

    4All Israel heard this message,“Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

  • 1 Sam 14:16
    73%

    16Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin looked on as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another.

  • 1 Sam 11:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9They said to the messengers who had come,“Here’s what you should say to the men of Jabesh Gilead:‘Tomorrow deliverance will come to you when the sun is fully up.’” When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh Gilead, they were happy.

    10The men of Jabesh said,“Tomorrow we will come out to you and you can do with us whatever you wish.”

  • 1 Sam 13:7
    72%

    7Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan River to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul stayed at Gilgal; the entire army that was with him was terrified.

  • 1 Sam 10:26
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    26Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

  • 2 Sam 13:36
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    36Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.

  • 1 Sam 15:34
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    34Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 4:12-14
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    12Eli Dies On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.

    13When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair on the lookout by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.

    14When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.

  • 1 Sam 15:14
    72%

    14Samuel replied,“If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

  • 2 Sam 3:32
    71%

    32So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.

  • 1 Sam 15:10-11
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    71%

    10Then the LORD’s message came to Samuel:

    11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do.” Samuel became angry and he cried out to the LORD all that night.

  • 2 Sam 19:1
    71%

    1(19:2) Joab was told,“The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

  • 1 Sam 11:12
    71%

    12Saul Is Established as King Then the people said to Samuel,“Who were the ones asking,‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

  • 1 Sam 10:17
    71%

    17Then Samuel called the people together before the LORD at Mizpah.

  • 1 Sam 13:16
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    16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    71%

    4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 13:11
    71%

    11But Samuel said,“What have you done?” Saul replied,“When I saw that the army had started to abandon me and that you didn’t come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had assembled at Micmash,

  • 1 Sam 11:15
    71%

    15So all the people went to Gilgal, where they established Saul as king in the LORD’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the LORD’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.

  • 1 Sam 7:7-8
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    7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the leaders of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the Israelites heard about this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

    8The Israelites said to Samuel,“Keep crying out to the LORD our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”

  • Jer 41:6
    70%

    6Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them. He was pretending to cry as he walked along. When he met them, he said to them,“Come with me to meet Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

  • 1 Chr 10:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

    8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 9:15-16
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    15Now the day before Saul arrived, the LORD had told Samuel:

    16“At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me!”

  • 1 Sam 28:4
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    4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 8:21
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    21So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the LORD.