21 verses contain “Jabesh” (in the KJV: 21, in the BSB: 21) — showing 1–21
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And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from
Jabesh-
gilead to the assembly.
So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at
Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from
Jabesh-
gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead there.
For when the people were counted, none of the residents of
Jabesh-
gilead were there.
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and
smite the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most
valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in
Jabesh-
gilead, including women and children.
And they found among the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to
Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan.
So they found among the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at
Shiloh in the land of
Canaan.
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of
Jabesh-
gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were
spared from
Jabesh-
gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.
Then Nahash the
Ammonite came up, and
encamped against
Jabesh-
gilead: and all the men of
Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
Soon Nahash the
Ammonite came up and laid siege to
Jabesh-
gilead. All the men of
Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
“Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
And, behold, Saul came after the
herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they
weep? And they told him the
tidings of the men of
Jabesh.
Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they
weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from
Jabesh.
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, To
morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of
Jabesh; and they were
glad.
So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of
Jabesh-
gilead: ‘
Deliverance will be yours
tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of
Jabesh, they
rejoiced.
Therefore the men of
Jabesh said, To
morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
Then the men of
Jabesh said to Nahash, “
Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
And when the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
When the people of
Jabesh-
gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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 Beth-shan, and came to
Jabesh, and burnt them there.
all their men of
valor set out, journeyed all night, and
retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at
Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Then they took their bones and buried them under the
tamarisk tree in
Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
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
Jabesh-
gilead were they that buried Saul.
Then the men of Judah came to
Hebron, and there they
anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of
Jabesh-
gilead who buried Saul.”
And David sent messengers unto the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
So David sent messengers to the men of
Jabesh-
gilead to tell them, “The LORD
bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of
Jonathan his son from the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, which had
stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had
hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in
Gilboa:
he went and took the bones of Saul and his son
Jonathan from the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, who had
stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at
Gilboa.
And Shallum the son of
Jabesh conspired against him, and
smote him before the people, and
slew him, and reigned in his
stead.
Then Shallum son of
Jabesh conspired against
Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
Shallum the son of
Jabesh began to reign in the nine and
thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and
smote Shallum the son of
Jabesh in Samaria, and
slew him, and reigned in his
stead.
Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
And when all
Jabesh-
gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
When the people of
Jabesh-
gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
They arose, all the
valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to
Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in
Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
all their men of
valor set out and
retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to
Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in
Jabesh and fasted seven days.
