1Sa 25:1, Isa 57:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Now Samuel died . And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah . Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran .

1 Samuel 25:1

The Death of Samuel

1 ^aNow Samuel died. And all Israel assembled ^band mourned for him, and they buried him ^cin his house at ^dRamah.

David and Abigail

Then David rose and went down to ^ethe wilderness of Paran.

Isaiah 57:1-2

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

1 The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
^fdevout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
2 ^ghe enters into peace;
they rest ^hin their beds
who walk in their uprightness.