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1 Samuel 25:1
Good News Translation
1 Samuel 25:1
Good News Translation
The Death of Samuel
25 Samuel died, and all the Israelites came together and mourned for him. Then they buried him at his home in Ramah.
David and Abigail
After this, David went to the wilderness of Paran.
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1 Samuel 25:1
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1 Samuel 25:1
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David, Nabal and Abigail
25 Now Samuel died,(A) and all Israel assembled and mourned(B) for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah.(C) Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 25:1 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts Maon
1 Samuel 25:1
King James Version
1 Samuel 25:1
King James Version
25 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.
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1 Samuel 28:3
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1 Samuel 28:3
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Saul Consults a Medium
3 (A)Now Samuel had died, and all the Israelites had mourned for him and had buried him in his hometown of Ramah. Saul had forced all the fortunetellers and mediums to leave Israel.
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1 Samuel 28:3
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1 Samuel 28:3
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Saul and the Medium at Endor
3 Now Samuel was dead,(A) and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah.(B) Saul had expelled(C) the mediums and spiritists(D) from the land.
1 Samuel 28:3
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1 Samuel 28:3
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3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
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Leviticus 20:27
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Leviticus 20:27
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27 “Any man or woman who consults the spirits of the dead shall be stoned to death; any of you that do this are responsible for your own death.”
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Leviticus 20:27
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Leviticus 20:27
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27 “‘A man or woman who is a medium(A) or spiritist among you must be put to death.(B) You are to stone them;(C) their blood will be on their own heads.’”
Leviticus 20:27
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Leviticus 20:27
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27 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
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Deuteronomy 18:10-11
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Deuteronomy 18:10-11
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10 (A)Don't sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars; and don't let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells 11 (B)or charms, and don't let them consult the spirits of the dead.
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Deuteronomy 18:10-11
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Deuteronomy 18:10-11
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Deuteronomy 18:10-11
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Deuteronomy 18:10-11
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10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
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