![]() The Lord struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and it became desperately ill. But since you have utterly spurned the Lord by this deed, the child born to you must surely die.’ Then Nathan returned to his house. “Then David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ Nathan answered David: ‘The Lord on his part has forgiven your sin: you shall not die. They buried their bones under the oak of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.” (1 Chr 10,11-12) ![]() “When all the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead had heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, its warriors rose to a man, recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the soldiers of the Lord of the clans of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.” (2 Sm 1,11-12) “David seized his garments and rent them, and all the men who were with him did likewise. Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.” (1 Sm 31,11-13) ![]() “When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, all their warriors set out, and after marching throughout the night, removed the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and brought them to Jabesh, where they cremated them.
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