1 Chronicles 10:12

12 all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Chronicles 10:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 31:12

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:12)

1 Chronicles 10:12 In-Context

10 And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

11 And when all they of Jabesh-Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

14 and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.