Saul's Death in the Battle with the Philistines |
1 Chronicles 10:1-14 1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks] |
The Philistines fought against Israel & the men of Israel fled before the Philistines & fell down [dead] in Gilboa. The Philistines followed hard after Saul & his sons. |
The Philistines [killed] Jonathan, Abinadab [a.k.a. Ishui] & Malchi Shua [a.k.a. Malki Shua, the] sons of Saul. The battle against Saul [became intense] & the archers hit & wounded him. |
Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword & thrust [it] through me, lest these uncircumcised [Philistines] come & abuse me. But the armor bearer [wouldn't,] for he was [very] afraid. |
So Saul took a sword & fell [on] it. When his armor bearer saw Saul was dead, he [also] fell on the sword & died. So, Saul & his 3 sons & all those [fighting from] his [family] died together. |
When the [Israelite] men in the valley saw that Saul & his sons were dead, they [abandoned] their cities & fled & the Philistines came & [lived] in them. [The next day,] when the Philistines came to [plunder] the [dead,] they found Saul & his sons [dead] in Mount Gilboa. |
When they [plundered Saul,] they took his head & armor & sent [them all around] the land of the Philistines to carry [news] to their people & idols [false gods.] |
They put [Saul's] armor in the house of their [false] gods & fastened his head in the temple of Dagon [a false god.] When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, [then] all the valiant men arose & took away the bodies of Saul & his sons. |
[They] brought them to Jabesh & buried their bones under an oak in Jabesh. [They] fasted 7 days [in mourning.] So, Saul died in his [sins that] he committed against the Lord & against the word of the Lord, which he [didn't keep.] |
And for asking counsel [from someone] with a familiar spirit, to [inquire] of it [by having her call up Samuel, the high priest, from the dead to give him advice.] And [Saul didn't inquire] of the Lord [God,] therefore [He had Saul killed] & turned the kingdom [over] to David, the son of Jesse. |