1 Samuel 31:13
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.”1 Samuel 31:13
What Does 1 Samuel 31:13 Mean?
1 Samuel 31:13 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 31, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 31:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 50:10“And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”2 Samuel 21:12“And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:”1 Samuel 22:6“When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)”2 Samuel 1:12“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.”Genesis 35:8“But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.”2 Samuel 2:4“And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.”Psalms 32:3“When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.”
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