1 Samuel 28:4
Good News Translation
The Philistine troops assembled and camped near the town of Shunem; Saul gathered the Israelites and camped at Mount Gilboa.

New Revised Standard Version
The Philistines assembled, and came and encamped at Shunem. Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.

Contemporary English Version
The Philistines went to Shunem and set up camp. Saul called the army of Israel together, and they set up their camp in Gilboa.

New American Bible
The Philistines rallied and, coming to Shunem, they encamped. Saul, too, mustered all Israel; they camped on Gilboa.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Philistines were gathered together, and came and encamped in Sunam: and Saul also gathered together all Israel, and came to Gelboe.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the Philistines were gathered together, and came and encamped in Sunam: and Saul also gathered together all Israel, and came to Gelboe.

Shunem

Joshua 19:18 And his inheritance was Jezrael and Casaloth and Sunem,

2 Kings 4:8 And there was a day when Eliseus passed by Sunam: now there was a great woman there, who detained him to eat bread: and as he passed often that way, he turned into her house to eat bread.

Gilboa

1 Samuel 31:1 And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboe.

2 Samuel 1:6,21 And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him, . . .

2 Samuel 21:12 And David went, and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabes Galaad, who had stolen them from the street of Bethsan, where the Philistines had hanged them when they had slain Saul in Gelboe.

Context
Philistines Gather Against Israel
3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel mourned for him, and buried him in Ramatha, his city. And Saul had put away all the magicians and soothsayers out of the land. 4And the Philistines were gathered together, and came and encamped in Sunam: and Saul also gathered together all Israel, and came to Gelboe.5And Saul saw the army of the Philistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed.…
Cross References
Joshua 19:18
And his inheritance was Jezrael and Casaloth and Sunem,

1 Samuel 28:5
And Saul saw the army of the Philistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed.

1 Samuel 31:1
And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboe.

2 Samuel 1:6
And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him,

1 Kings 1:3
So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king.

2 Kings 4:8
And there was a day when Eliseus passed by Sunam: now there was a great woman there, who detained him to eat bread: and as he passed often that way, he turned into her house to eat bread.

1 Samuel 28:3
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