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1 Samuel 31

1Sa 31:1-13—The death of Saul.

1Sa 31:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel

1Ch 10:1.

Gilboa

1Sa 28:4.

1Sa 31:2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

Saul's sons

1Sa 14:49; 1Ch 8:33.

1Sa 31:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

the archers hit him

Cf. 2 Samuel 1:10; 21:12. The order is:

  1. Saul is "hit"—wounded mortally, potentially "slain," by the Philistines;
  2. either to escape agony, or insult by the enemy, he falls upon his sword, and his armour-bearer, supposing him to be dead, slew himself;
  3. but Saul was not dead; raising himself upon his spear, he besought the Amalekite to put him to death.

1Sa 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Draw thy sword, and thrust me through

Jdg 9:54.

1Sa 31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

his armour

1Sa 21:9.

Ashtaroth

Jdg 2:13. [1Sa 31:10]

fastened his body to the wall

2Sa 21:12. [1Sa 31:10]

Bethshan

Jos 17:11; Jdg 1:27.

1Sa 31:12 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

burnt them there

Contra, 2Ch 16:14.

1Sa 31:13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

buried them

2Sa 2:4, 5; 2Sa 21:12, 14.

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