1 Samuel 31 cross-references
1 Samuel 31 has 13 verses, which point to 78 other passages and are cited by 88. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
Points to (7)
- 1 Chronicles 10:1–12 — Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:4 — And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:21 — Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings:… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 29:1 — Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:15 — And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:1 — And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight… 2 votes
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- 2 Samuel 1:4 — And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled… 8 votes
- Psalms 78:9 — The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 7 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:1 — Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:21 — Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings:… 5 votes
1 Samuel 31:2
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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- 1 Chronicles 8:33 — And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:49 — Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these;… 3 votes
- 1 Chronicles 9:39 — And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:6 — And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 23:17 — And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:1–4 — And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with… 2 votes
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- 1 Samuel 14:49 — Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these;… 5 votes
- 1 Chronicles 8:33 — And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 4 votes
- Proverbs 17:13 — Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 3 votes
- Psalms 35:8 — Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very… 2 votes
1 Samuel 31:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
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- 2 Samuel 1:6 — And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his… 3 votes
- Amos 2:14 — Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 22:34 — And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness:… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:4 — And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled… 2 votes
- Genesis 49:23 — The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 7:16 — His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 5 votes
- Psalms 64:8 — So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 3 votes
- Psalms 21:8 — Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 3 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:3 — And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 3 votes
1 Samuel 31:4
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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- 2 Samuel 1:9–10 — He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:6 — And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his… 5 votes
- Judges 9:54 — Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me,… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 17:23 — And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:20 — Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,… 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:4 — Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised… 3 votes
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- 2 Samuel 1:14 — And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? 5 votes
- Proverbs 24:16 — For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:4 — Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised… 4 votes
- Judges 9:54 — Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me,… 4 votes
1 Samuel 31:5
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
Points to (1)
- 1 Chronicles 10:5 — And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 2 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Judges 8:21 — Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon… 2 votes
1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
Points to (8)
- Hosea 13:10–11 — I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:1–2 — For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their… 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:6 — So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:19 — Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:25 — But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:17 — Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- 1 Samuel 26:10 — David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he… 5 votes
- Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony,… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 7:9 — And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have… 3 votes
1 Samuel 31:7
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.
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- 1 Samuel 13:6 — When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did… 2 votes
- Judges 6:2 — And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made… 2 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:33 — The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be… 2 votes
- Leviticus 26:36 — And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their… 2 votes
- Leviticus 26:32 — And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 2 votes
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- 1 Chronicles 10:7 — And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 4:3 — And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) 3 votes
- Psalms 144:14 — That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no… 2 votes
- Psalms 9:6 — O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is… 2 votes
1 Samuel 31:8
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
Points to (2)
- 2 Chronicles 20:25 — And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance… 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:8 — And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- 1 Chronicles 10:8 — And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:19 — The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 1:20 — Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,… 2 votes
1 Samuel 31:9
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
Points to (6)
- 2 Samuel 1:20 — Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,… 5 votes
- Judges 16:23–24 — Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god,… 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:9–10 — And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 31:4 — Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 17:54 — And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 17:51 — Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Daniel 1:2 — And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which… 3 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:9 — And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines… 3 votes
- Judges 16:24 — And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 4:7 — For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and… 2 votes
1 Samuel 31:10
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
Points to (6)
- Judges 2:13 — And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 5 votes
- Joshua 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 21:9 — And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 21:12–14 — And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead,… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:3 — And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts,… 2 votes
- Judges 1:27 — Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- 1 Samuel 7:3 — And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts,… 8 votes
- 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,… 5 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:10 — And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 4 votes
- Joshua 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the… 3 votes
1 Samuel 31:11
And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
Points to (2)
- 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,… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 11:1–11 — Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- 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,… 5 votes
- Judges 21:8 — And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold,… 3 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:11 — And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 11:1 — Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto… 2 votes
1 Samuel 31:12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
Points to (4)
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 — And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 34:5 — But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee,… 4 votes
- Amos 6:10 — And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 2:4–7 — And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David,… 3 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Amos 6:10 — And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 2:7 — Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the… 2 votes
- Joshua 17:11 — And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 4:12 — Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah… 1 votes
1 Samuel 31:13
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Points to (6)
- 2 Samuel 21:12–14 — And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead,… 5 votes
- Genesis 50:10 — And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and… 5 votes
- 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… 3 votes
- 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… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 2:4–5 — And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David,… 2 votes
- Genesis 35:8 — But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Genesis 50:10 — And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and… 4 votes
- Genesis 35:8 — But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was… 2 votes