KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
All the brave men got up and traveled all night long. They took down Saul's body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, brought them to Jabesh, and burned them there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The brave men of Jabesh-gilead honored their fallen king by risking their lives to rescue his body and those of his sons from public disgrace.
📚 Historical Context
The Philistines had defeated Israel's army and killed King Saul and his sons, then hung their bodies on the wall of Beth-shan as a public humiliation. The men of Jabesh-gilead remembered how Saul had once rescued their city from the Ammonites early in his reign, so they felt obligated to honor him even in death.
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