The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 10 -

(1 Samuel 31:1–6; 2 Samuel 1:1–16)

The army of Philistia again fought against the Israelites. The Israelite soldiers ran away from them, and many Israelites were killed on Mount Gilboa.

The soldiers of Philistia caught up with Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

The fighting was very fierce around Saul, and the archers shot Saul and wounded him severely.

Saul said to the man who was carrying his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me with it, in order that these heathen Philistines will not be able to injure me further and make fun of me while I am dying.” But the man who was carrying Saul’s weapons was terrified and refused to do that. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it and died.

When the man carrying his weapons saw that Saul was dead, he also threw himself on his own sword and died.

So Saul and three of his sons all died, and none of his descendants ever became king.

The Philistines Possess the Towns

(1 Samuel 31:7–10)

When the Israelites who were living in the valley saw that their army had run away and that Saul and his three sons were dead, they left their towns and ran away. Then the soldiers from Philistia came and occupied those towns.

The next day, when the Philistines came to take away the weapons of the dead Israelite soldiers, they found the corpses of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa.

They took the clothes off Saul’s corpse and cut off his head and took it and Saul’s armor.

Then they sent messengers throughout their land, to proclaim the news throughout their own area, to their idols and to the other people. They put Saul’s armor in the temple where their idols were, and they hung Saul’s head in the temple of their god Dagon.

Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul

(1 Samuel 31:11–13)

All the people who lived in Jabesh in the region of Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul’s corpse.

So the bravest men of Jabesh went and got the corpses of Saul and his sons and brought them back to Jabesh. They buried their bones under a large tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh fasted for seven days.

Saul died because he did not faithfully obey what Yahweh told him to do. He even went to a woman who talks to the spirits of dead people and asked her what he should do,

instead of asking Yahweh what he should do. So Yahweh caused him to die, and he appointed David son of Jesse, to be the king of Israel.

(1 Samuel 31:1–6; 2 Samuel 1:1–16)

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

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

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

Then 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.

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

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

The Philistines Possess the Towns

(1 Samuel 31:7–10)

When 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.

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

They 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.

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

Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul

(1 Samuel 31:11–13)

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

all 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.

So 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,

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