So the Philistines assembled and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they camped in Gilboa.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
- KJV And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
- BSB The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
- NKJV Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa.
- NLT The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa.
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Quick answer
The Philistines camp at Shunem and Saul gathers Israel at Gilboa. The armies face off for the battle that will end Saul's reign.
Overview
The opposing forces take positions in the Jezreel valley, the Philistines at Shunem and Israel at Gilboa. The geography sets the stage for the decisive battle in which Saul will fall. The looming confrontation drives Saul to the terror and forbidden inquiry that follow.
Cross-references & the web
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- Josh 19:18Their border was to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
- 1 Sam 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 2 Kgs 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
- 2 Sam 21:12So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;
- 2 Sam 1:21You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
- 2 Sam 1:6The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him.
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