1 Chronicles 10:2
in 1 Chronicles 10The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
KJV
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 10
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
followed hard after Saul
on 1 Chronicles 10:2-3
Jonathan falls with his brothers Abinadab and Malchishua before the battle reaches Saul himself, the same order 1 Samuel 31:2 already gives in the exposition built there. Chronicles needs from these two verses only the bare fact: the covenant friend who might have inherited the throne dies with his father's army. The archers wound Saul next, setting up the request that follows in verse four.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Vayyadbequ Pelishtim (=The Philistines pursued and caught up to). This is equivalent to vayyadbiqu.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
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.
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
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ | vaiyadbeku | and they pursued closely | H1692 → | |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֥י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| שָׁא֖וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| וְאַחֲרֵ֣י | veacharei | and after | H310 → | 715 times |
| בָנָ֑יו | vanav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַיַּכּ֣וּ | vaiyaku | and they struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹנָתָ֧ן | yonatan | Jonathan | H3129 → | 43 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲבִינָדָ֛ב | ʾavinadav | Abinadab | H41 → | 12 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַלְכִּי־ | malki- | Malki- | H4444 → | 10 times |
| שׁ֖וּעַ | shua' | Shua | H4444 → | 10 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שָׁאֽוּל׃ | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּand they pursued closely
vaiyadbekuH1692 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
אַחֲרֵ֥יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
שָׁא֖וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
וְאַחֲרֵ֣יand after
veachareiH310 →715 times
בָנָ֑יוsons his
vanavH1121 →4930 times
וַיַּכּ֣וּand they struck down
vaiyakuH5221 →499 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יוֹנָתָ֧ןJonathan
yonatanH3129 →43 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֲבִינָדָ֛בAbinadab
ʾavinadavH41 →12 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מַלְכִּי־Malki-
malki-H4444 →10 times
שׁ֖וּעַShua
shua'H4444 →10 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
שָׁאֽוּל׃Saul
shaulH7586 →402 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
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).
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:2
The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 8:33
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:39
Ner 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 31:2
Through
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.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 9:1
Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
- 1 Samuel 14:49–51
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 2:8
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
- 1 Samuel 9:1
Through
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.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 13:22
So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
- 1 Samuel 13:22
Through
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.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 32:4–5
Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to…
- Jeremiah 32:4–5
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…
- PersonEarly monarchyJonathanSon of King Saul who climbed a cliff to rout a garrison on the conviction that nothing restrains Jehovah; cut a covenant of steadf…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
