1 Chronicles 10:1
in 1 Chronicles 10Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Chronicles 10
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
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.
This site's exposition
the Philistines fought against Israel
The genealogies end at 9:44, and this chapter opens without transition: the Philistines fought against Israel and Israel's men fell on mount Gilboa. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown observe that the chapter bears no relation to the nine chapters of names before it and exists to introduce David's coming rule over the whole kingdom. Albert Barnes notes that the account otherwise abbreviates 1 Samuel 31, keeping mainly the moral verdict that book leaves untold. The battle itself takes three verses; the verdict takes two.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The men of Israel fled, &c. - Thus princes sin and the people suffer for it. No doubt there was enough in them to deserve it. But that which divine justice had chiefly an eye to, was the sin of Saul.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel - The reader will find the same history in almost the same words, in 1Sa 31:1-13, to the notes on which he is referred for every thing important in this.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And the Philistines fought with Israel He relates only Saul’s downfall; when relating the story of David, he does not tell of his disgrace, only of his heroism and greatness, because the Book pertains to him and to the kings of Judah.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
Vayyadbequ Pelishtim (=The Philistines pursued and caught up to). This is equivalent to vayyadbiqu.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | ufelishtim | and [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| נִלְחֲמ֣וּ | nilchamu | they fought | H3898 → | 177 times |
| בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | veyisrael | against Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיָּ֑נָס | vaiyanos | and he fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| אִֽישׁ־ | ʾish- | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֣י | mipenei | from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | vaiyipelu | and they fell | H5307 → | 435 times |
| חֲלָלִ֖ים | chalalim | slain | H2491 → | 94 times |
| בְּהַ֥ר | behar | on [the] mountain of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ | gilboa' | Gilboa | H1533 → |
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםand [the] Philistines
ufelishtimH6430 →287 times
נִלְחֲמ֣וּthey fought
nilchamuH3898 →177 times
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לagainst Israel
veyisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיָּ֑נָסand he fled
vaiyanosH5127 →159 times
אִֽישׁ־[the] man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִפְּנֵ֣יfrom before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
וַיִּפְּל֥וּand they fell
vaiyipeluH5307 →435 times
חֲלָלִ֖יםslain
chalalimH2491 →94 times
בְּהַ֥רon [the] mountain of
beharH2022 →546 times
גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃Gilboa
gilboa'H1533 →
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
2 Samuel 1:21O 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…
it 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 separate 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?
- 1 Samuel 31:1
Through
1 Samuel 28:4The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
it 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.
- Joshua 19:18
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.
it 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 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 28:4
The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
- 2 Samuel 1:21
Through
1 Chronicles 10:8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
it 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.
- 1 Samuel 31:8
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.