KJV ORIGINAL
And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse introduces how the people of Jabesh-gilead learned about what happened to their former king Saul at the hands of his enemies.
📚 Historical Context
Jabesh-gilead was a city east of the Jordan River whose people had a special loyalty to Saul because he had rescued them from the Ammonites early in his reign (1 Samuel 11). The Philistines had killed Saul and his sons in battle on Mount Gilboa and dishonored their bodies, hanging them on the walls of Beth-shan.
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