1 Samuel 25:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.”
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“When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Samuel dieth, and all Israel are gathered, and mourn for him, and bury him in his house, in Ramah; and David riseth and goeth down unto the wilderness of Paran.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 25:1 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 14:6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
- Genesis 21:21And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
- Genesis 50:11When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
- Numbers 10:12and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
- Numbers 12:16After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
- Numbers 13:3So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
- Numbers 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
- Numbers 20:29When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
- Deuteronomy 34:8The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
- 1 Samuel 1:19The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
- 1 Samuel 7:17Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 28:3Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
- 1 Kings 2:34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 33:20And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
- Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
- Zechariah 1:5Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?
- Acts 8:2God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
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