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OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1 CHR 10:1

1 CHR 10:1–10:14 ©

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The death of King Shaul and his sons

1 Chr 10:1–14

1 Sam 31:1–13

10Now the Philistines fought against Yisrael and the Israeli men fled away from the Philistines, and many were killed on Mt. Gilboa. 2Then the Philistines pursued after Shaul and after his sons, and they killed his sons Yonatan, Avinadav, and Malki-Shua. 3The battle against Shaul was very fierce, but then the archers spotted him and wounded him. 4Then Shaul said to his equipment carrier, “Draw your sword and pierce me with it, so those uncircumcised Philistines can’t come here and torture me.” But his equipment carrier was very scared and wasn’t willing to do it, so Shaul took his sword and fell onto it. 5Then his equipment carrier, seeing that King Shaul had died, he himself fell on his sword and died. 6So Shaul and his three sons died, thus ending his family’s rule. 7When all the Israelis living in the valley saw that the army had fled, and that Shaul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came, and they lived in them instead.

8The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Shaul and his sons on Mt. Gilboa. 9They stripped him and carried away his head and his armour. Then they sent messengers all around the Philistine regions to take the news to their idols and the people. 10They put his armour in the temple of their gods, and they hung his head in their god Dagon’s temple. 11When everyone who lived back in Yavesh in the Gilead region heard about everything that the Philistines had done to Shaul, 12all the strong men took action and retrieved the corpses of Shaul and his sons, and brought them back to Yavesh. Then they buried them under the large tree in Yavesh, and they fasted seven days. 13So Shaul died because of his disobedience—when he was unfaithful to Yahweh by not following Yahweh’s instructions, and also because he consulted medium for guidance[ref] 14instead of requesting Yahweh’s advice. So Yahweh killed him and handed the kingdom over to Yishay’s son David.


31Meanwhile, the Philistines were battling against Yisrael, and the Israelis fled from the Philistines but many were killed on Mt. Gilboa. 2The Philistines stayed hard on the tail of Sha’ul and his sons, and they killed his sons Yonatan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 3Then the battle was fierce around Sha’ul, then the Philistine archers sighted him and he writhed in terrible pain from the arrows. 4He said to the man carrying his equipment, “Draw out your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised Philistines come and pierce me through then torture me as I’m dying.” But the man who carried his equipment was very scared and wouldn’t do it, so Sha’ul took his sword and fell on it. 5When the man carrying his equipment saw that the king was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. 6So Sha’ul, three of his sons, and the man carrying his equipment all died on that same day, along with all his warriors. 7When the Israelis on the north side of the Yezreel valley and on the east side of the Yordan saw that the Israeli warriors had fled and that Sha’ul and his sons had been killed, they left their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived in them.

8The next day when the Philistines came to strip anything valuable from the bodies, they found the bodies of Sha’ul and his three sons there on Mt. Gilboa. 9They cut off the king’s head and took all his gear. Then they sent messengers all around the Philistine region to spread their good news to the temples of their idols and to all their people. 10They Sha’ul’s armour and weapons in the temple of the Ashtorets, and hung his body on the Beyt-Shan city wall.

11When the residents of Yabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul’s body, 12all their warriors walked all night to take Sha’ul’s body and those of his sons, off the wall at Beyt-Shan. They took them back to Yabesh and burnt them there. 13Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Yabesh, and fasted for seven days.

Collected OET-RV cross-references

1Sam 13:8-14:

8He waited seven days until the time when Shemuel had said that he’d get there, but he didn’t appear so Sha’ul’s men began to desert him.[ref] 9“Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings,” Sha’ul commanded, then he offered up the burnt offering. 10Just as he’d finished, wow, Shemuel arrived at last, and Sha’ul went over to greet him. 11“What have you done?” Shemuel asked.

“When I saw the people leaving me,” Sha’ul replied “and you, you didn’t get here when you said you would, and the Philistines were gathering at Mikmas, 12then I thought, ‘The Philistines are about to attack us at Gilgal, and I haven’t offered any gift to Yahweh.’ So I forced myself, and offered up the burnt up offering.”

13That was stupid of you,” Shemuel responded. “You haven’t obeyed what your God Yahweh instructed, because if you had, then Yahweh would have established your reign over Yisrael forever. 14But now your kingdom won’t survive. Yahweh has found a man who’s loyal to him and he’s commanded that man to lead his people, because you haven’t obeyed him.[ref]


13:8: 1Sam 10:8.

13:14: Acts 13:22.

15:1-24:

15One day Shemuel said to Sha’ul, “It was Yahweh who sent me to anoint you as king over his people Yisrael back then, so now, listen to what he has to say.[ref] 2Commander Yahweh says, ‘I’ve noticed what the Amalekites did to Yisrael when they came out of Egyptthey attacked them as they passed by.[ref] 3So go now and attack Amalek and destroy them completely without compassion, putting men and women, children and infants to death, along with their cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ”

4So Sha’ul summoned the people to Telaim and counted them: two hundred thousand foot soldiers as well as ten thousand warriors from Yehudah. 5Then Sha’ul took them to Amalek city, and they lay in wait in the valley. 6Then he warned the Kenites, “You all need to move out from among the Amalekites, so that you all won’t be attacked along with them. That’s because you all were kind to our ancestors when they came out of Egypt.” So the Kenites moved out from among the Amalekites.

7Then Sha’ul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur (near Egypt), 8and they captured King Agag alive but killed everyone else with swords. 9However, as well as sparing Agag, they took the best sheep and cattle

10Then Yahweh told Shemuel, 11“I regret that I’ve appointed Sha’ul as king because he’s turned away from following me and hasn’t obeyed my instructions.” That really upset Shemuel and he cried out to Yahweh all night. 12Early the next morning, Shemuel got up to meet Sha’ul, but someone told him, “Sha’ul went to Karmel, and wow, he set up a monument to himself. Then he turned around and went to Gilgal.” 13When Shemuel caught up with Sha’ul, Sha’ul told him, “May Yahweh bless you. I’ve followed Yahweh’s instructions.”

14Then what’s that bleating of sheep that I can hear?” asked Shemuel. “And I’m sure I can hear cattle sounds too?”

15Ah, the warriors took them from the Amalekites,” Sha’ul answered. “They wanted to save the best of the sheep and the cattle in order to sacrifice to your God Yahweh. But we completely destroyed the rest.”

16“Stop,” said Shemuel, “and let me tell you what Yahweh told me last night.”

Go ahead,” Sha’ul responded.

17So Shemuel told him, “Although you consider yourself insignificant, aren’t you the head of the tribes of Yisrael? Yahweh anointed you as king over Yisrael, 18then sent you off with the task of completely destroying the sinful Amalekitesfighting until they were all destroyed. 19So why didn’t you obey Yahweh’s command? Instead, you headed straight for the plunder and disobeyed Yahweh.”

20“I did listen to Yahweh’s instructions,” Sha’ul insisted. “and I did what he asked. So now I’ve brought Amalekite King Agag here and I’ve completely destroyed the Amalekites. 21Yes, the people kept some of the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to your God Yahweh here at Gilgal.”

22But Shemuel asked,

“Is Yahweh happier with burnt offerings and sacrifices

than with those who follow his instructions?

Listen, obedience is better than sacrifice—

paying attention is worth more than the fat of rams.

23Rebellion is as sinful as doing sorcery,

and being stubborn is as sinful as worshipping idols.

Because you have rejected Yahweh’s instructions,

he has rejected you as king.”

24Yes, I’ve sinned,” Sha’ul responded. “I can see that I’ve disobeyed Yahweh’s instruction, and yours too, because I feared the people and did what they were requesting.


15:1: 1Sam 10:1.

15:2: Exo 17:8-14; Deu 25:17-19.

Lev 19:31:

31[ref]


19:31: Deu 18:11; 1Sam 28:3; 2Ki 23:4; Isa 8:19.

20:6:

6

1Sam 28:7-8:

7Then Sha’ul instructed his servants, “Find a woman for me who talks to the spirits of dead people, so I can go to her and ask her something.”

“Sure,” his servants told him, “there’s a woman in Endor who can do that.”

8So Sha’ul put on different clothes to disguise himself, and went off in the night with two of his men. They went to the woman and he asked, “Please divine for me with a spirit of the dead and bring up the person that I tell you.”