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 Mount 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. And the battle against Saul [became intense] & the archers hit & wounded him. |
Then, Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw your sword & thrust [it] through me, lest these uncircumcised [Philistines] come & abuse me. But his armor bearer wouldn't, for he was [very] afraid. |
So, Saul took a sword & fell [on] it. When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he [also] fell on the sword & died. So, Saul & his 3 sons & all [those fighting from] his [family] died together. |
And when all the [Israelite] men in the valley saw that Saul & his sons were dead, they [abandoned] their cities & fled & the Philistines came & [lived] in them. And it [happened] on the [next day,] when the Philistines came to [plunder] the [dead,] they found Saul & his sons [dead] in Mount Gilboa. |
And when they [plundered Saul,] they took his head & armor & sent [them all around] the land of the Philistines to carry [news] to their idols & to the people. |
And they put [Saul's] armor in the house of their gods & fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. And 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, even against the Word of the Lord, which he [didn't keep.] |
And also for asking counsel [from someone] with a familiar spirit, to [inquire] of it. [Leviticus 19:31 [Don’t hold with high respect those who] have familiar spirits & neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them. I Am the Lord your God.] And [Saul didn't inquire] of the Lord [God.] Therefore, He [killed Saul] & turned the kingdom [over] to David, the son of Jesse. |