1 Samuel 25:1

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The Death of Samuel Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

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  • Num 20:29 : 29 When all the community saw that Aaron was dead, the whole house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
  • Deut 34:8 : 8 The Israelites mourned for Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended.
  • 1 Sam 28:3 : 3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.
  • 2 Chr 33:20 : 20 Manasseh passed away and was buried in his palace. His son Amon replaced him as king.
  • Gen 21:21 : 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
  • Num 10:12 : 12 So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the desert of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.
  • Num 13:3 : 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the LORD. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
  • 1 Kgs 2:34 : 34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; he was buried at his home in the wilderness.
  • Gen 14:6 : 6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
  • Ps 120:5 : 5 How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.
  • Isa 14:18 : 18 As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.
  • Acts 8:2 : 2 Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.
  • Num 13:26 : 26 The Spies’ Reports They came back to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole community and showed the fruit of the land.
  • 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the LORD there.
  • Num 12:16 : 16 After that the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
  • Gen 50:11 : 11 When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said,“This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

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  • 1 Sam 28:3-4
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    3Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.

    4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 15:34-35
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    34Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

    35Until the day he died Samuel did not see Saul again. Samuel did, however, mourn for Saul, but the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 19:22-23
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    22Finally Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked,“Where are Samuel and David?” They said,“At Naioth in Ramah.”

    23So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. The Spirit of God came upon him as well, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

  • 2 Sam 1:12-13
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    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.

    13David said to the young man who told this to him,“Where are you from?” He replied,“I am an Amalekite, the son of a resident foreigner.”

  • 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.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-5
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    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!”

    5David said to the young man who was telling him this,“How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

  • 1 Sam 8:4
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    4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:37
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    37So the king died and was taken to Samaria, where they buried him.

  • 1 Sam 15:12
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    12Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed,“Saul has gone to Carmel where he is setting up a monument for himself.” Then Samuel left and went down to Gilgal.

  • 1 Sam 31:7-8
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    7When the men of Israel who were in the valley and across the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the 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 three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • Judg 16:31
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    31His brothers and all his family went down and brought him back. They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.

  • 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.

  • 1 Sam 19:18-19
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    18Now David had run away and escaped. He went to Samuel in Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth.

    19It was reported to Saul saying,“David is at Naioth in Ramah.”

  • 1 Sam 23:24-25
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    24So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the rift valley to the south of Jeshimon.

    25Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1¶ David Learns of the Deaths of Saul and Jonathan After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.

  • 1 Sam 25:2
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    2David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

  • 1 Chr 10:7-8
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    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 28:14-15
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    14He said to her,“What about his appearance?” She said,“An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!”Then Saul realized it was Samuel, and he bowed his face toward the ground and kneeled down.

    15Samuel said to Saul,“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied,“I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me anymore– not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.”

  • 2 Sam 21:12
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    12he went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the leaders of Jabesh Gilead.(They had secretly taken them from the plaza at Beth Shan. It was there that Philistines publicly exposed their corpses after they had killed Saul at Gilboa.)

  • 1 Chr 11:3
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    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.

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    3Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
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    10Then David passed away and was buried in the City of David.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly.

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  • 2 Sam 15:30
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    30As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-32
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    31David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.

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  • 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.

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    5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

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    20All Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba realized that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

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    13So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.

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    13Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.