1 Chronicles 10:1 BSB

1 Chronicles 10:1

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

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ASV

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The present chapter contains two facts not found in 1Sa 31:1-13 - the fastening of Saul’s head in the temple of Dagon 1Ch 10:10, and the burial of his bones, and those of his sons, under an oak 1Ch 10:12. Otherwise the narrative differs from 1Sa 31:1-13 only by being abbreviated (see especially 1Ch 10:6-7, 1Ch 10:11-12), and by having some moral reflections attached to it 1Ch 10:13-14.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Now the Philistines fought against Israel--The details of this chapter have no relation to the preceding genealogies and seem to be inserted solely to introduce the narrative of David's elevation to the throne of the whole kingdom.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	u.fe.lish.Tim	and [the] Philistines	H6430 →
נִלְחֲמ֣וּ	nil.cha.Mu	they fought	H3898 →
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	ve.Yis.ra.'El	against Israel	H3478 →
וַיָּ֑נָס	vai.Ya.nos	and he fled	H5127 →
אִֽישׁ־	'ish-	[the] man of	H376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
מִפְּנֵ֣י	mi.pe.Nei	from before	H6440 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	fe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ	vai.yi.pe.Lu	and they fell	H5307 →
חֲלָלִ֖ים	cha.la.Lim	slain	H2491 →
בְּהַ֥ר	be.Har	on [the] mountain of	H2022 →
גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃	gil.Bo.a'	Gilboa	H1533 →

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Through
2 Samuel 1:21
O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:1
  Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 21:5
  They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
- 1 Samuel 10:1
  Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
Through
1 Samuel 28:4
The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
leads to
- Joshua 19:18
  Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
- 2 Kings 4:8
  One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
Through
2 Samuel 1:6
“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 1:21
  O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 28:4
  The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
Through
1 Chronicles 10:8
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:8
  The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

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