1 Chronicles 10 :: New International Version (NIV)

Saul Takes His Life

(1Sa 31:1–13 )

1Ch 10:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

1Ch 10:2The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

1Ch 10:3

1Ch 10:3The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.

1Ch 10:4

1Ch 10:4Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

1Ch 10:5

1Ch 10:5When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.

1Ch 10:6

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

1Ch 10:7

1Ch 10:7When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.

1Ch 10:8

1Ch 10:8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

1Ch 10:9

1Ch 10:9They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people.

1Ch 10:10

1Ch 10:10They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.

1Ch 10:11

1Ch 10:11When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

1Ch 10:12

1Ch 10:12all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

1Ch 10:13

1Ch 10:13Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

1Ch 10:14

1Ch 10:14and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

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