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1 Chronicles 10 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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The Death of Saul and His Sons

(1Sa 31:1–13 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:1 -

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

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:2 - And the Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and [fn]Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:3 - And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers [fn]hit him; and he was wounded by the archers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:5 - Then his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, so he also fell on his sword and died.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:6 - Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:7 -

Then all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead. So they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:8 -

Now it happened on the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:9 - So they stripped him and took his head and his weapons and sent them all around the land of the Philistines, to proclaim the good news to their idols and to the people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:10 - And they placed his weapons in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

Jabesh-gilead Buries Saul

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:11 - Then all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:12 - so all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:13 -

Thus Saul died for his unfaithfulness, which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:14 - and did not inquire of Yahweh. Therefore He put him to death and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
LSB Footnotes
In 1 Sam 14:49, Ishvi
Lit found him
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