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1 Samuel 31:2

The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

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ASV

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

KJV

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, Saul’s sons.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.Kuand they pursued closelyH1692 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בָּנָ֑יוba.Navsons hisH1121 →
וַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.Kuand they struck downH5221 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
אֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavAbinadabH41 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מַלְכִּי־mal.ki-Malki-H4444 →
שׁ֖וּעַShu.a'ShuaH4444 →
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121 →
שָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlSaulH7586 →

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1 Chronicles 8:33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.1 Samuel 14:49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).1 Chronicles 9:39Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,1 Samuel 13:2He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.1 Samuel 13:16Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.1 Samuel 18:1–4After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.1 Samuel 23:17saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”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.1 Kings 14:1At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,1 Samuel 20:16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.1 Samuel 14:22When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.1 Samuel 14:1–14One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.

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The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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