1 Chronicles 10:2

2 And the Philistines {overtook} Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.

1 Chronicles 10:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 31:2

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:2)

1 Chronicles 10:2 In-Context

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and every Israelite fled away from before the Philistines. And they fell slain upon Mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines {overtook} Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.

3 And the battle was heavy against Saul, and the {archers} found him, and he was wounded by the {archers}.

4 And Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and deal harshly with me." But he was very afraid. Then Saul took the sword and fell upon it.

5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul [was] dead, he also fell upon the sword, and he died.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "caught up behind"