So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- KJV So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- NKJV So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.
- NASB So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together.
- NLT So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his troops all died together that same day.
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Quick answer
Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his men all die that same day. The judgment on Saul's house is complete.
Overview
The summary statement gathers the full extent of the loss: the king, his heirs, and his household perish together. This fulfills the LORD's word through Samuel that the kingdom would be taken from Saul and given to a neighbor better than he. The fall of Saul clears the way for the LORD's chosen king, David, demonstrating that God's purposes cannot be thwarted by human rebellion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 1 Chr 10:6So Saul died together with his three sons and all his house.
- 1 Sam 4:10–11So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
- 1 Sam 28:19Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
- Hos 13:10–11Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
- 1 Sam 12:25But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
- 1 Sam 12:17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
- 1 Sam 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
- Eccl 9:1–2So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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