1 Samuel 11:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 2:4 : 4 Now on hearing these words which the angel of the Lord said to all the children of Israel, the people gave themselves up to loud crying and weeping.
  • 1 Sam 10:26 : 26 And Saul went to Gibeah, to his house; and with him went the men of war whose hearts had been touched by God.
  • Judg 21:2 : 2 And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.
  • 1 Sam 15:34 : 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah, in the land of Saul.
  • 1 Sam 30:4 : 4 Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.
  • 2 Sam 21:6 : 6 Let seven men of his family be given up to us and we will put an end to them by hanging them before the Lord in Gibeon, on the hill of the Lord. And the king said, I will give them.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
  • 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.
  • Gal 6:2 : 2 Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
  • 1 Sam 14:2 : 2 And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were about six hundred men with him;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 11:5-7
    3 verses
    88%

    5 Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

    6 And at their words, the spirit of God came on Saul with power, and he became very angry.

    7 And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they came out like one man.

  • 1 Sam 11:3
    80%

    3 Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.

  • 1 Sam 31:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12 All the fighting men got up and, travelling all night, took Saul's body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh and had them burned there.

  • 1 Chr 10:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 And when the news came to Jabesh-gilead of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12 All the fighting-men came up and took away Saul's body and the bodies of his sons, and took them to Jabesh, and put their bones to rest under the oak-tree in Jabesh, and took no food for seven days.

  • 1 Sam 30:4
    77%

    4 Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.

  • 2 Sam 1:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

    12 And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 2:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.

    5 And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

  • Judg 21:2
    75%

    2 And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.

  • Judg 2:4
    75%

    4 Now on hearing these words which the angel of the Lord said to all the children of Israel, the people gave themselves up to loud crying and weeping.

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    74%

    4 And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
    74%

    16 So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

  • 1 Sam 13:4
    74%

    4 And all Israel had the news that Saul had made an attack on the Philistines, and that Israel was bitterly hated by the Philistines. And the people came together after Saul to Gilgal.

  • 1 Sam 14:16
    73%

    16 And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.

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

    9 Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

    10 So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.

  • 1 Sam 13:7
    72%

    7 And a great number of the people had gone over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but Saul was still in Gilgal, and all the people went after him shaking in fear.

  • 1 Sam 10:26
    72%

    26 And Saul went to Gibeah, to his house; and with him went the men of war whose hearts had been touched by God.

  • 2 Sam 13:36
    72%

    36 And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31 And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 15:34
    72%

    34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah, in the land of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 4:12-14
    3 verses
    72%

    12 And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

    13 And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

    14 And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

  • 1 Sam 15:14
    72%

    14 And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

  • 2 Sam 3:32
    71%

    32 And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

  • 1 Sam 15:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 Then the Lord said to Samuel,

    11 It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.

  • 2 Sam 19:1
    71%

    1 And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

  • 1 Sam 11:12
    71%

    12 And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17 Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:

  • 1 Sam 10:17
    71%

    17 Then Samuel sent for the people to come together before the Lord at Mizpah;

  • 1 Sam 13:16
    71%

    16 And Saul, with Jonathan his son and the people who were with them, was waiting in Geba in the land of Benjamin: but the tents of the Philistines were in Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    71%

    4 Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

  • 1 Sam 13:11
    71%

    11 And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

  • 1 Sam 11:15
    71%

    15 So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.

  • 1 Sam 7:7-8
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    70%

    7 Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.

    8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.

  • Jer 41:6
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    6 And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah with the purpose of meeting them, weeping on his way: and it came about that when he was face to face with them he said, Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.

  • 1 Chr 10:7-8
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    7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the men of Israel had gone in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they went in flight away from their towns; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

    8 Now the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his sons dead in Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 9:15-16
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    15 Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

    16 Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.

  • 1 Sam 28:4
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    4 And the Philistines came together and put their forces in position in Shunem; and Saul got all Israel together and they took up their positions in Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 8:21
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    21 Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.