1 Now the Philistines H6430 fought H3898 against Israel; H3478 and the men H376 of Israel H3478 fled H5127 from before H6440 the Philistines, H6430 and fell down H5307 slain H2491 in mount H2022 Gilboa. H1533
2 And the Philistines H6430 followed hard H1692 after H310 Saul, H7586 and after H310 his sons; H1121 and the Philistines H6430 slew H5221 Jonathan, H3129 and Abinadab, H41 and Malchishua, H4444 the sons H1121 of Saul. H7586
3 And the battle H4421 went sore H3513 against Saul, H7586 and the archers H3384 H7198 hit H4672 him, and he was wounded H2342 of the archers. H3384
4 Then said H559 Saul H7586 to his armourbearer, H5375 H3627 Draw H8025 thy sword, H2719 and thrust H1856 me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised H6189 come H935 and abuse H5953 me. But his armourbearer H5375 H3627 would H14 not; for he was sore H3966 afraid. H3372 So Saul H7586 took H3947 a sword, H2719 and fell H5307 upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer H5375 H3627 saw H7200 that Saul H7586 was dead, H4191 he fell H5307 likewise on the sword, H2719 and died. H4191
6 So Saul H7586 died, H4191 and his three H7969 sons, H1121 and all his house H1004 died H4191 together. H3162
7 And when all the men H376 of Israel H3478 that were in the valley H6010 saw H7200 that they fled, H5127 and that Saul H7586 and his sons H1121 were dead, H4191 then they forsook H5800 their cities, H5892 and fled: H5127 and the Philistines H6430 came H935 and dwelt H3427 in them.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, H4283 when the Philistines H6430 came H935 to strip H6584 the slain, H2491 that they found H4672 Saul H7586 and his sons H1121 fallen H5307 in mount H2022 Gilboa. H1533
9 And when they had stripped H6584 him, they took H5375 his head, H7218 and his armour, H3627 and sent H7971 into the land H776 of the Philistines H6430 round about, H5439 to carry tidings H1319 unto their idols, H6091 and to the people. H5971
10 And they put H7760 his armour H3627 in the house H1004 of their gods, H430 and fastened H8628 his head H1538 in the temple H1004 of Dagon. H1712
11 And when all Jabeshgilead H3003 H1568 heard H8085 all that the Philistines H6430 had done H6213 to Saul, H7586
12 They arose, H6965 all the valiant H2428 men, H376 and took away H5375 the body H1480 of Saul, H7586 and the bodies H1480 of his sons, H1121 and brought H935 them to Jabesh, H3003 and buried H6912 their bones H6106 under the oak H424 in Jabesh, H3003 and fasted H6684 seven H7651 days. H3117
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Commentary on 1 Chronicles 10 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 10
The design of Ezra, in these books of the Chronicles, was to preserve the records of the house of David, which, though much sunk and lessened in a common eye by the captivity, yet grew more and more illustrious in the eyes of those that lived by faith by the nearer approach of the Son of David. And therefore he repeats, not the history of Saul's reign, but only of his death, by which way was made for David to the throne. In this chapter we have,
1Ch 10:1-7
This account of Saul's death is the same with that which we had, 1 Sa. 31:1, etc. We need not repeat the exposition of it. Only let us observe,
1Ch 10:8-14
Here,