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

4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him. So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men. 7When the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and on the other side of the Jordan saw that Israel’s men had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them. 8The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons dead 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, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe — thirty thousand of the Israelite foot soldiers fell.
• 1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 1 Samuel 12:17Isn’t the wheat harvest today? I will call on the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain so that you will recognize what an immense evil you committed in the Lord’s sight by requesting a king for yourselves.”
• 1 Samuel 28:19The Lord will also hand Israel over to the Philistines along with you. Tomorrow you and your sons will be with me, and the Lord will hand Israel’s army over to the Philistines.”
• 1 Chronicles 10:6So Saul and his three sons died — his whole house died together.
• Ecclesiastes 9:1Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: The righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands. People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.
• Hosea 13:10Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities, and the rulers you demanded, saying, “Give me a king and leaders”?

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