Thematic Bible
1 Chronicles 10:1 (show verse)
The Philistines were fighting against Israel, and each soldier of Israel fled before the Philistines. They fell slain on the mountain of Gilboa.
1 Chronicles 10:2 (show verse)
The Philistines followed after Saul and after his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.
1 Chronicles 10:3 (show verse)
The heaviest fighting was against Saul, and when the archers who were shooting located Saul, he was gravely wounded by them.
1 Chronicles 10:4 (show verse)
Saul ordered his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised people will come and abuse me."
1 Chronicles 10:5 (show verse)
But his armor bearer did not want to do it because he was very frightened, so Saul took the sword and fell on it. When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
1 Chronicles 10:6 (show verse)
Therefore Saul, his three sons, and all his entire household died together.
1 Chronicles 10:7 (show verse)
When that part of the army of Israel that was in the valley saw that the rest of the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and occupied them.
1 Chronicles 10:8 (show verse)
The Philistines came to strip the dead the next day, and they found Saul dead on Gilboa mountain, along with his sons.
1 Chronicles 10:9 (show verse)
They stripped him, took his head and armor, and sent messengers throughout the territory of the Philistines to report the news to their idols and to the people.
1 Chronicles 10:10 (show verse)
Then they put Saul's armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his skull to the wall of the temple of Dagon.
1 Chronicles 10:11 (show verse)
When all the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard everything that the Philistines had done to Saul,
1 Chronicles 10:12 (show verse)
every valiant soldier got up, removed the bodies of Saul and his sons, took them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.
1 Chronicles 10:13 (show verse)
So Saul died for his transgressions; that is, he acted unfaithfully to the LORD by transgressing the message from the LORD (which he did not keep), by consulting a medium for advice,
Consequences of sin » Death, physical and spiritual
Counsel » The reward for seeking counsel other than that of the lord
death » As a judgment » saul
Error » Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Familiar spirits » Instances of those who consulted » saul
Paganism » Results
Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
saul » King of israel » His death is a judgment on account of his sins
Sin » Conviction of, results of » Death, a penalty for
Sin » Penalty for » Death, physical and spiritual
Sins » Penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Sorcery » Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists)
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Counsel » The reward for seeking counsel other than that of the lord
death » As a judgment » saul
Error » Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Familiar spirits » Instances of those who consulted » saul
Paganism » Results
Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
saul » King of israel » His death is a judgment on account of his sins
Sin » Conviction of, results of » Death, a penalty for
Sin » Penalty for » Death, physical and spiritual
Sins » Penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
Sorcery » Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists)
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Death, physical and spiritual
1 Chronicles 10:14 (show verse)
and by not seeking counsel from the LORD, who therefore put him to death and turned the kingdom over to Jesse's son David.