1 Samuel 31:6

1 Samuel 31:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
• New International Version (NIV)So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died together that same day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.

Context of 1 Samuel 31:6

4Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and pierce me through and abuse and mock me.” But his armor bearer would not, because he was terrified [of doing such a thing]. So Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together on that day. 7When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley [of Jezreel], and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the other men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the Philistines came and lived in them. 8The next day, when the Philistines came to plunder the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:6 word by word

וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁא֡וּל וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָיו֩ וְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו גַּ֧ם כָּל־אֲנָשָׁ֛יו בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and his threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and his armourbearerכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• and his armourbearerנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearing(armour)H5375
• and all his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• that same dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 31:6

• 1 Samuel 4:10So the Philistines fought; Israel was defeated and every man fled to his tent. It was a very great defeat, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
• 1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 1 Samuel 12:17Is it not [the beginning of the] wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord and He will send thunder and rain; then you will know [without any doubt], and see that your evil which you have done is great in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king.”
• 1 Samuel 28:19Moreover, the Lord will also put Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me [among the dead]. Indeed, the Lord will put the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”
• 1 Chronicles 10:6So Saul died with his three sons and all those of his house died together.
• Ecclesiastes 9:1For I have taken all this to heart, exploring and examining it all, how the righteous (those in right standing with God) and the wise and their deeds are in the hands of God. No man knows whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.
• Hosea 13:10Where now is your king That he may save you [when you are attacked] in all your cities? And your judges of whom you asked, “Give me a king and princes”?

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And all his men - Probably meaning those of his troops which were his life or body guards: as to the bulk of the army, it fled at the commencement of the battle, 1 Samuel 31:1.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6All his men - This and similar expressions must not be taken too literally (compare 1 Chronicles 10:6). We know that Abner, and Ish-bosheth, and manymore survived the day of Gilboa.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13While David was in the south successfully fighting the Amalekites (1 Samuel 30), Saul was in the north unsuccessfully fighting the Philistines.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. So Saul died--(see on 1Ch 10:13; Ho 13:11). and his three sons--The influence of a directing Providence is evidently to be traced in permitting the death of Saul's three eldest and most energetic sons, particularly that of Jonathan, for whom, had he survived his father, a strong party would undoubtedly have risen and thus obstructed the path of David to the throne. and all his men, that same day together--his servants or bodyguard (1Ch 10:6).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 31:6

• Armies
• Armor-Bearer
• Gilboa
• Jezreel
• Jonathan

In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Armourbearer
• Gilboa
• Hit
• Jezreel, Valley of
• Achish
• Chronicles, Books of
• Esdraelon, Plain of
• Jabesh-Gilead

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings