1 Chronicles 10
The Death of Saul and
His Sons |
1 Sam. 31.1-13 |
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Now the Philistines fought against
Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and
fell down slain in mount Gilbo'a.
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And the Philistines followed hard after
Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and
Abin'adab, and Malchi-shu'a, the sons of Saul.
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And the battle went sore against Saul,
and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the
archers.
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Then said Saul to his armor-bearer, Draw
thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised
come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore
afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul
was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
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So Saul died, and his three sons, and all
his house died together.
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And 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.
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And 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 Gilbo'a.
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And when they had stripped him, they took
his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines
round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the
people.
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And they put his armor in the house of
their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
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And when all Ja'besh-gil'e-ad heard all
that the Philistines had done to Saul,
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they 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.
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So Saul died for his transgression
which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which
he kept not, 1 Sam. 13.8-14 ; 15.1-24 and also for asking counsel of one that had a
familiar spirit, to inquire of it; Lev. 19.31 ; 20.6 · 1.1--0.1 ; 0.28 ; 0.8
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and inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom
unto David the son of Jesse.
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