1 Samuel 25:1

The Death of Samuel · 1 Samuel 25:1
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Samuel died, and all Israel gathered together and lamented for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
Latin
Mortuus est autem Samuel, et congregatus est universus Israël, et planxerunt eum, et sepelierunt eum in domo sua in Ramatha. Consurgensque David descendit in desertum Pharan.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Paran: According to the Masoretic Text, David went to the wilderness of Paran after Samuel’s death. The Septuagint instead reads Maon, which fits better with the following story set in the Maon/Carmel area of Judah. This town in southern Judah (see study note on 1 Samuel 23:24) was probably Nabal’s home. The wilderness of Paran itself lay much farther south, in the northern Sinai near Kadesh-barnea, and is elsewhere described as a place of refuge (Genesis 21:21; 1 Kings 11:18).

This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.

Theme notes and profiles

David Samuel Saul

Events

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings

Places

Mizpah: A city in Benjamin; a place of gathering and judgment Paran: A desert region in the Sinai Peninsula

Glossary

Burial, Burial Customs David Homes and Dwellings John the Baptist Meunim, Meunites Nabal Paran Ramah Rathamin Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Warfare

Topics

Abigail: Nabal's Wife: Her Wisdom and Tact, and Marriage to David Burial: Burying Places in Houses Burial: Places Used for Houses of the Deceased David: King of Israel: Marries Nabal's Widow, Abigail, and Ahinoam Paran: David Takes Refuge In Ramah: Also Called Ramathaim-Zophim: Samuel Dies and Was Buried In Samuel: Death of; the Lament for Him