1 Samuel 31:7
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And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
In other translations
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
Hebrew words
וַיִּרְאוּvaiyir'uand they sawH7200אַנְשֵׁי־'anshei-[the] men ofH582יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834בְּעֵבֶרbe'ever[were] on [the] other side ofH5676הָעֵמֶקha'emekthe valleyH6010וַאֲשֶׁר׀va'asherand whoH834בְּעֵבֶרbe'ever[were] on [the] other side ofH5676הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383כִּי־ki-thatH3588נָסוּnasuthey had fledH5127אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְכִי־vekhi-and thatH3588מֵתוּmetuthey had diedH4191שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וּבָנָיוuvanavand sons hisH1121וַיַּעַזְבוּvaiya'azvuand they abandonedH5800אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הֶעָרִיםhe'arimthe citiesH5892וַיָּנֻסוּvaiyanusuand they fledH5127וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430וַיֵּשְׁבוּvaiyeshevuand they dweltH3427בָּהֶן׃ סbahenin <the> them
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
- Deuteronomy 28:33The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
- Leviticus 26:32And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.
- Leviticus 26:36And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
- Judges 6:2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
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People and places
Places: Jordan, Valley of Jezreel