1 Chronicles 10 :: King James Version (KJV)

Defeat and Death of Saul and His Sons

(1Sa 31:1–13 )

1Ch 10:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

1Ch 10:2

1Ch 10:2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

1Ch 10:3

1Ch 10:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

1Ch 10:4

1Ch 10:4Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

1Ch 10:5

1Ch 10:5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

1Ch 10:6

1Ch 10:6So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

1Ch 10:7

1Ch 10:7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

1Ch 10:8

1Ch 10:8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

1Ch 10:9

1Ch 10:9And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

1Ch 10:10

1Ch 10:10And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

Jabesh-gilead's Tribute to Saul

1Ch 10:11

1Ch 10:11And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

1Ch 10:12

1Ch 10:12They arose, all the valiant men, 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.

1Ch 10:13

1Ch 10:13So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;

1Ch 10:14

1Ch 10:14And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

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1 Chronicles 10 :: King James Version (KJV)

Defeat and Death of Saul and His Sons

Jabesh-gilead's Tribute to Saul

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