1 Chronicles 10:7

7 When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had run away and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.

1 Chronicles 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 31:7

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:7)

1 Chronicles 10:7 In-Context

5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.

6 So Saul and his three sons died-his whole house died together.

7 When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had run away and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.

8 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons dead on Mount Gilboa.

9 They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news to their idols and their people.