Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on 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.
- NKJV Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- NASB Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines but fell fatally wounded on Mount Gilboa.
- NLT Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.
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The Philistines defeat Israel, and many fall slain on Mount Gilboa. It opens the account of Saul's tragic end.
Overview
After the genealogies, the Chronicler begins his narrative with the disastrous battle on Mount Gilboa. Israel's flight and slaughter set the somber stage for Saul's death. The Chronicler moves quickly past Saul's reign to focus on its failure, framing it as the dark backdrop against which God establishes David, the man after His own heart and forerunner of Christ the King.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Sam 31:1–13Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Chr 10:8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Sam 28:4The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
- 2 Sam 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 oil.
- 2 Sam 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.
- 2 Sam 21:12he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
- 1 Sam 28:1Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
- 1 Sam 29:1–2Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
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