Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together.
1 Chronicles 10:7 - New Revised Standard Version When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled; and the Philistines came and occupied them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. American Standard Version (1901) And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. Common English Bible When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army had run away and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines came to live in them. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this, they fled. And since Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there. And the Philistines arrived and lived among them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the men of Israel, that dwelt in the plains, saw this, they fled. And Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered up and down. And the Philistines came, and dwelt in them. |
Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together.
The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
I will lay your cities waste, will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing odors.
And as for those of you who survive, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall though no one pursues.
A people whom you do not know shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors; you shall be continually abused and crushed,
Aliens residing among you shall ascend above you higher and higher, while you shall descend lower and lower.
The hand of Midian prevailed over Israel; and because of Midian the Israelites provided for themselves hiding places in the mountains, caves and strongholds.
When the Israelites saw that they were in distress (for the troops were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns.
When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their towns and fled; and the Philistines came and occupied them.