1 Samuel 29:1 Cross References - NSB

¹ The Philistines gathered all their troops at Aphek. The Israelites camped by the spring in Jezreel Valley.

¹⁸ The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

¹⁸ Their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

³⁰ Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

³³ The Midianites, Amalekites, and the desert tribes assembled, crossed the Jordan River, and camped in Jezreel Valley.

¹ Samuels words came to all Israel. Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They camped near Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

¹ One day the Philistines brought their soldiers together to attack Israel. Achish told David: »You and your men must fight as part of our Philistine army.« ² David answered: »That will give you a chance to see for yourself just how well we can fight!« Achish said: »You and your men will always be my bodyguards.«

⁴ The Philistine troops assembled and camped near the town of Shunem. Saul gathered the Israelites and camped at Mount Gilboa.

⁴⁵ After a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel. ⁴⁶ The hand of Jehovah was on Elijah. Jehovah gave special strength to Elijah and he ran ahead of Ahab until they came to Jezreel.

³⁰ The rest went in flight to Aphek, into the town, where a wall came down on the twenty-seven thousand who were still living. Benhadad went in flight into the town, into an inner room.

¹ Naboth the Jezreelite had a garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.

²³ »Concerning Jezebel, Jehovah says: Dogs will eat her body in the city of Jezreel.

³⁰ Jehu went to Jezreel. Jezebel had news of what happened. Painting her eyes and dressing her hair with ornaments, she put her head out of the window.

³⁶ So they came back and told him about it. He said: »This is what Jehovah said by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘In the heritage of Jezreel the flesh of Jezebel will become food for dogs.

⁴ Jehovah said to Hosea: »Name him Jezreel. In a little while I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu. I will cause the kingdom of Israel to cease. ⁵ »It will happen that I will break the bow (strength) of Israel in the valley of Jezrell.« ⁶ Gomer conceived again, and gave birth to a daughter. Jehovah said to Hosea: »Name her Loruhamah for I will no longer have mercy upon the house of Israel and I will not pardon them. ⁷ »However I will have mercy (compassion) (love) on the house of Judah. I will not save them by bow, or by sword. I will not save them by battle, not by horses, nor by horsemen. However, I will save them by Jehovah their God.« ⁸ Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, Gomer conceived, and gave birth to another son. ⁹ Jehovah said: »Name him Loammi for you are not my people, and I am not your God. ¹⁰ »Yet the number of the children of Israel will be like the grains of the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. It will be said: You are the sons of the living God in the place where it was said you are not my people! ¹¹ »The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint for themselves one leader, and will leave the land of Jezreel. It will be a great day for Jezreel.«