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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his troops all died together that same day.

Context of 1 Samuel 31:6

4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. 5And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7And 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 abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them. 8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, 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, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, 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 sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 1 Samuel 12:17Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king."
• 1 Samuel 28:19Moreover, the Lord will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The Lord will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines."
• 1 Chronicles 10:6Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together.
• Ecclesiastes 9:1But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him.
• Hosea 13:10Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities? Where are all your rulers— those of whom you said, "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