1 Chronicles 10:12
in 1 Chronicles 10all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
KJV
They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 10
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard
on 1 Chronicles 10:11-12
Jabesh-gilead remembers Saul's first act as king, the rescue of their city from Nahash in 1 Samuel 11. Chronicles drops Samuel's detail that the men burned the bodies before burying the bones. It keeps the burial, for they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
This site's exposition
buried their bones under the
1 Samuel 31:12 to 13 has the men of Jabesh burn the bodies before burying the bones under a tamarisk. Chronicles omits the burning and names the tree as an oak. David later moved the bones of Saul and Jonathan to the tomb of Kish (2 Samuel 21:12 to 14).
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ | vaiyakumu | and they arose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| חַיִל֒ | chayil | strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
| וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ | vaiyisu | and they took | H5375 → | 656 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גּוּפַ֣ת | gufat | [the] corpse of | H1480 → | |
| שָׁא֗וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גּוּפֹ֣ת | gufot | [the] corpses of | H1480 → | |
| בָּנָ֔יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַיְבִיא֖וּם | vayvium | and they brought them | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יָבֵ֑ישָׁה | yaveishah | Jabesh towards | H3003 → | 24 times |
| וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ | vaiyikberu | and they buried | H6912 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶ֜ם | atzmoteihem | bones their | H6106 → | |
| תַּ֤חַת | tachat | under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| הָאֵלָה֙ | haelah | the oak | H424 → | |
| בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ | beyavesh | in Jabesh | H3003 → | 24 times |
| וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ | vaiyatzumu | and they fasted | H6684 → | |
| שִׁבְעַ֥ת | shivat | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יָמִֽים׃ | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
וַיָּקוּמוּ֮and they arose
vaiyakumuH6965 →628 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אִ֣ישׁman of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
חַיִל֒strength
chayilH2428 →246 times
וַיִּשְׂא֞וּand they took
vaiyisuH5375 →656 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גּוּפַ֣ת[the] corpse of
gufatH1480 →
שָׁא֗וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
גּוּפֹ֣ת[the] corpses of
gufotH1480 →
בָּנָ֔יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וַיְבִיא֖וּםand they brought them
vayviumH935 →2568 times
יָבֵ֑ישָׁהJabesh towards
yaveishahH3003 →24 times
וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּand they buried
vaiyikberuH6912 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶ֜םbones their
atzmoteihemH6106 →
תַּ֤חַתunder
tachatH8478 →505 times
הָאֵלָה֙the oak
haelahH424 →
בְּיָבֵ֔שׁin Jabesh
beyaveshH3003 →24 times
וַיָּצ֖וּמוּand they fasted
vaiyatzumuH6684 →
שִׁבְעַ֥תseven
shivatH7651 →394 times
יָמִֽים׃days
yamimH3117 →2304 times
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
Genesis 50:10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:13
Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 2:13
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
- Acts 8:2
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- 2 Samuel 1:17
Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
- 1 Samuel 31:13
Through
Genesis 35:8Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
it leads to
- Genesis 24:59
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
- Genesis 24:59
Through
2 Samuel 3:35Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:17
The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
- 2 Samuel 1:12
They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
- Jeremiah 16:7
No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.
- 2 Samuel 12:17
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Samuel 31:12 to 13; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 21:12 to 14 and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
