1 Chronicles 10

World English Bible (WEB) • 14 verses

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1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

Related1 Samuel 31:1-13 · 1 Chronicles 10:8 · 1 Samuel 28:4 · 2 Samuel 1:21 · 2 Samuel 1:6 · 2 Samuel 21:12

2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

RelatedIsaiah 57:1-2 · 1 Chronicles 9:39 · 1 Samuel 14:6 · 1 Samuel 14:49 · 1 Samuel 14:39-40 · 2 Kings 23:29

3The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

Related2 Samuel 1:4-10 · 1 Samuel 31:3-6 · Amos 2:14 · Genesis 49:23-24

4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.

Related1 Samuel 31:4 · Acts 1:18 · Judges 16:23-25 · 1 Kings 16:18 · 1 Samuel 17:36 · Judges 15:18

5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died.

6So Saul died with his three sons; and all his house died together.

RelatedEcclesiastes 9:1-2 · Hosea 13:10-11 · 1 Samuel 12:25 · 1 Samuel 4:18 · 1 Samuel 4:10-11

7When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

Related1 Samuel 31:7 · 1 Samuel 13:6 · Leviticus 26:36 · Judges 6:2 · Deuteronomy 28:33 · Deuteronomy 28:43

8On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Related1 Samuel 31:8 · 2 Chronicles 20:25 · 2 Kings 3:23

9They stripped him and took his head and his armor, then sent into the land of the Philistines all around to carry the news to their idols and to the people.

Related1 Samuel 31:9-10 · 2 Samuel 1:20 · 1 Chronicles 10:4 · Daniel 5:23 · Matthew 14:11 · Judges 16:23-24

10They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

Related1 Samuel 31:10 · 1 Samuel 5:2-7

11When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

Related2 Samuel 2:4-7 · 1 Samuel 31:11-13 · 1 Samuel 11:1-11

12all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Related2 Samuel 3:35 · 2 Samuel 21:12-14 · Genesis 50:10 · Genesis 35:8

13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD, because of the LORD’s word, which he didn’t keep, and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire,

RelatedLeviticus 20:6 · Leviticus 19:31 · 1 Samuel 15:23 · Isaiah 8:19 · 1 Samuel 28:7-20 · Deuteronomy 18:10-14

14and didn’t inquire of the LORD. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

Related1 Samuel 15:28 · 1 Samuel 13:14 · 1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Samuel 28:17 · 1 Chronicles 12:23 · 2 Samuel 3:9-10

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Translation: World English Bible (public domain) and the Tamil Old Version (BSI) — 1957.