1 Samuel 31:13

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Then they took their bones, buried them under a tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

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  • Gen 50:10 : 10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they held a great and solemn lamentation. Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father.
  • 2 Sam 21:12-14 : 12 he went and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.) 13 David brought up the bones of Saul and Jonathan, his son, from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been executed. 14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After that, God responded to the prayers for the land.
  • 1 Sam 22:6 : 6 Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. Saul was seated in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the hill, spear in hand, with all his servants standing around him.
  • 2 Sam 1:12 : 12 They 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.
  • 2 Sam 2:4-5 : 4 Then 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.' 5 David 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.'
  • Gen 35:8 : 8 Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So it was named Allon Bacuth (Oak of Weeping).

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    7 When 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.

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

    9 They stripped him, took his head and armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news to their idols and their people.

    10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and impaled his skull in the temple of Dagon.

    11 When all the people of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, they acted.

    12 All 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.

  • 1 Sam 31:6-12
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    6 So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.

    7 When 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.

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

    9 They cut off Saul's head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among the people.

    10 They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth and hung his corpse on the wall of Beth-shan.

    11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12 all their valiant men rose up, traveled through the night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. They brought them to Jabesh and burned them there.

  • 2 Sam 21:12-14
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    12 he went and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)

    13 David brought up the bones of Saul and Jonathan, his son, from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been executed.

    14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After that, God responded to the prayers for the land.

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    11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

    12 They 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.

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    4 Then 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.'

    5 David 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.'

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    3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel. If no one comes to save us, we will surrender to you."

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