1 Samuel 25:1

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Samuel died, and all Israel gathered to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah, and David went down to the wilderness of Paran.

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  • Num 20:29 : 29 When the whole community saw that Aaron had died, they mourned for him thirty days—all the house of Israel.
  • Deut 34:8 : 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the time of mourning was over.
  • 1 Sam 28:3 : 3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his hometown. Meanwhile, Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
  • 2 Chr 33:20 : 20 Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his house. And his son Amon became king in his place.
  • Gen 21:21 : 21 While living in the wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
  • Num 10:12 : 12 Then the Israelites set out on their journeys from the Wilderness 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 LORD’s command. All of them were men who were leaders of the Israelites.
  • 1 Kgs 2:34 : 34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his house 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 wilderness.
  • Ps 120:5 : 5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, and live among the tents of Kedar.
  • Isa 14:18 : 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb,
  • Acts 8:2 : 2 Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
  • Num 13:26 : 26 They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire assembly of the Israelites at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran. There they reported to them and showed them the fruit of the land.
  • 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.
  • Num 12:16 : 16 Afterward, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
  • Gen 50:11 : 11 When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, 'This is a deep mourning for the Egyptians.' Therefore, the place was named Abel Mizraim, which is near the Jordan.

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  • 1 Sam 28:3-4
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    3Now Samuel had died, and all Israel mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his hometown. Meanwhile, Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.

    4The Philistines gathered and camped at Shunem, while Saul assembled all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa.

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

    35Samuel never saw Saul again until the day of his death. Nevertheless, Samuel mourned for Saul, and 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. He came to the great cistern at Secu and asked, 'Where are Samuel and David?' Someone answered, 'They are at Naioth in Ramah.'

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

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan:

  • 2 Sam 1:12-13
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    12They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

    13David said to the young man who brought him the report, 'Where are you from?' He answered, 'I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.'

  • 1 Chr 10:11-12
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    11When all the people of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, they acted.

    12All the valiant men arose, took the bodies of Saul and his sons, brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-5
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    4David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

    5David asked the young man who brought him the report, 'How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?'

  • 1 Sam 8:4
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    4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

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

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    12Early in the morning, Samuel got up to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul went to Carmel and has set up a monument in his own honor. Then he turned and went down to Gilgal.'

  • 1 Sam 31:7-8
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    7When the Israelites on the other side of the valley and the Jordan saw that Israel's army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and occupied them.

    8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

  • Judg 16:31
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    31Then his brothers and his father's whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and 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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    4Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. They also informed David, 'It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.'

    5David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, 'May you be blessed by the LORD for showing this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.'

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

    19When Saul was told, 'David is at Naioth in Ramah,' he acted accordingly.

  • 1 Sam 23:24-25
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    24So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul, while David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain south of Jeshimon.

    25When Saul and his men began searching for him, David was told about it. He then went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

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    2There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

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    7When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and settled in them.

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  • 1 Sam 28:14-15
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    14Saul asked her, "What does he look like?" She replied, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground in reverence.

    15Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed. The Philistines are waging war against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, not by prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do."

  • 2 Sam 21:12
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    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

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    10Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.

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    5Then David got up and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were lying down. Saul was lying inside the camp with the troops encamped around him.

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    31Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.

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

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

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    13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.

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    13David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill at a distance, with a wide space between them.