1 Chronicles 10:7
in 1 Chronicles 10When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
KJV
And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 10
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
So Saul died together with his three sons
on 1 Chronicles 10:6-7
Chronicles says that Saul died together with his three sons and all his house. Yet Esh-baal reigns two years over Israel after this battle in 2 Samuel 2. The commentators read all his house as the royal house that fell in the field, or as the claim on the throne.
This site's exposition
all the Israelites in the
1 Samuel 31:7 has Israelites flee from across the valley and beyond the Jordan as well. Chronicles names only the Israelites in the valley below Mount Gilboa. The Philistines now occupied cities in the heart of Israel.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
No doubt there was enough in them to deserve this judgment; but that which divine Justice had chiefly an eye to was the sin of Saul. Note, Princes and great men should in a special manner take heed of provoking God's wrath; for, if they kindle that fire, they know not how many may be consumed by it for their sakes. Parents sin and the children suffer for it.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַ֠יִּרְאוּ | vaiyiru | and they saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֨ישׁ | ʾish | <the> man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ | baemek | [was] in the valley | H6010 → | 69 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נָ֔סוּ | nasu | they had fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| וְכִי־ | vekhi- | and that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מֵ֖תוּ | metu | they had died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| שָׁא֣וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| וּבָנָ֑יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ | vaiyaazvu | and they abandoned | H5800 → | 215 times |
| עָרֵיהֶם֙ | ʾareihem | cities their | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ | vaiyanusu | and they fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ | vaiyeshevu | and they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בָּהֶֽם׃ ס | bahem | in them |
וַ֠יִּרְאוּand they saw
vaiyiruH7200 →1300 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אִ֨ישׁ<the> man of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בָּעֵ֙מֶק֙[was] in the valley
baemekH6010 →69 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
נָ֔סוּthey had fled
nasuH5127 →159 times
וְכִי־and that
vekhi-H3588 →4482 times
מֵ֖תוּthey had died
metuH4191 →839 times
שָׁא֣וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
וּבָנָ֑יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
וַיַּעַזְב֤וּand they abandoned
vaiyaazvuH5800 →215 times
עָרֵיהֶם֙cities their
ʾareihemH5892 →1090 times
וַיָּנֻ֔סוּand they fled
vaiyanusuH5127 →159 times
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּand they dwelt
vaiyeshevuH3427 →1079 times
בָּהֶֽם׃ סin them
bahem
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 6:2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 13:6
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:38
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 14:11
So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
- Leviticus 26:17
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- 1 Samuel 13:6
Through
1 Samuel 13:6Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
it leads to
- Judges 6:2
and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 6:2
Through
Deuteronomy 28:33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 5:17
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword…
- Jeremiah 5:17
Through
Leviticus 26:31I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by…
- Lamentations 1:10
The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.
- Nehemiah 2:3
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Samuel 31:7 and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
