1 Samuel 31:1
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.”
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
לָחַם
were fighting
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לָחַם
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
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חָלָל
slain
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חָלָל
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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