1 Chronicles 10:1-6

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain^[a] in mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab,^[b] and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers^[c]* hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer*, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer^[d]* would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

5 And when his armourbearer* saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

1 Chronicles 10:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 10

This part, 1Ch 10:1-12 which gives an account of the last battle of Saul with the Philistines, and of his death and burial, is the same with 1Sa 31:1-13 see the notes there; the cause of his death follows in 1Ch 10:13.

Footnotes

• [a]. slain: or, wounded
• [b]. Abinadab: also called, Ishui
• [c]. and the archers: Heb. and the shooters with bows
• [d]. abuse me: or, mock me