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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- 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.
- BSB Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on 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.
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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.
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- 1 Sam 31:1–13Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Chr 10:8On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Sam 28:4The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
- 2 Sam 1:21You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
- 2 Sam 1:6The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him.
- 2 Sam 21:12So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;
- 1 Sam 28:1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the army, you and your men.”
- 1 Sam 29:1–2Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.
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