1 Chronicles 10
King James Version · 14 verses · 148 cross-references linking it to 82 other chapters
Explore 1 Chronicles 10 in the interactive map- 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.14 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 10:8, 1 Samuel 31:1–13, 2 Samuel 21:12, 2 Samuel 1:21, 1 Samuel 28:4
- 2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul.10 cross-references: Exodus 20:5, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Samuel 14:49, 1 Chronicles 9:39, 2 Kings 23:29
- 3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.5 cross-references: Amos 2:14, 1 Samuel 31:3–6, 2 Samuel 1:4–10, Genesis 49:23–24
- 4Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.21 cross-references: 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Samuel 17:36, 2 Samuel 1:9–10, 1 Samuel 14:6, Acts 1:18
- 5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
- 6So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.6 cross-references: 1 Samuel 4:10–11, Ecclesiastes 9:1–2, Hosea 13:10–11, 1 Samuel 4:18, 1 Samuel 12:25
- 7And 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.8 cross-references: 1 Samuel 13:6, Leviticus 26:31, Deuteronomy 28:43, Leviticus 26:36, 1 Samuel 31:7
- 8And 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 Gilboa.7 cross-references: 2 Kings 3:23, 1 Samuel 31:8, 2 Chronicles 20:25
- 9And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.9 cross-references: 2 Samuel 1:20, Judges 16:23–24, 1 Samuel 31:9–10, 1 Chronicles 10:4, Matthew 14:11
- 10And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.4 cross-references: 1 Samuel 5:2–7, 1 Samuel 31:10
- 11And when all Jabesh–gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,3 cross-references: 1 Samuel 31:11–13, 2 Samuel 2:4–7, 1 Samuel 11:1–11
- 12They 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.4 cross-references: 2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 21:12–14, Genesis 35:8, Genesis 50:10
- 13So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;43 cross-references: Leviticus 20:6, Leviticus 19:31, 1 Samuel 15:23, Isaiah 8:19, Deuteronomy 18:10–14
- 14And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.18 cross-references: 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 28:17, 2 Samuel 3:9–10, 1 Samuel 28:6
Explained connections
- The death of Saul
Saul falls on his own sword on Mount Gilboa. Chronicles begins its story of the kingdom with this account, then explains Saul died for his unfaithfulness.
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People in 1 Chronicles 10
God, Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-shua, Dagon, David, Jesse
Places in 1 Chronicles 10
Mount Gilboa, Jabesh-gilead, Jabesh