The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
Parallel translations
- WEB On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- KJV And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
- NKJV So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- NASB It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip those killed, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- NLT The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa.
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Quick answer
The next day the Philistines strip the slain and find Saul and his sons on Gilboa. The fallen king becomes a trophy of the enemy.
Overview
The Philistines return to plunder the dead and discover the bodies of Saul and his sons. The grim scene fulfills the dishonor Saul had dreaded. It marks how far the once-anointed king has fallen, his corpse left to the mercy of Israel's enemies, a sobering picture of life and reign apart from faithful obedience to God.
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Cross-references · 2
- 1 Chr 10:8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- 2 Chr 20:25Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
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