1 Chronicles 10:5

1 Chronicles 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
• New International Version (NIV)When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

Context of 1 Chronicles 10:5

3The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was wounded by them. 4Saul told his armorbearer, “Draw your sword! Stab me, or these godless men will come and make fun of me.” But his armorbearer refused because he was terrified. So Saul took the sword and fell on it. When the armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on the sword and died. 6So Saul, his three sons, and his dynasty died together. 7When all the people of Israel in the valley saw that ⌞their army⌟ had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities. So the Philistines came to live in these cities.

1 Chronicles 10:5 word by word

וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא־כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם־ה֛וּא עַל־הַחֶ֖רֶב וַיָּמֹֽת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when his armourbearerכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• And when his armourbearerנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearing(armour)H5375
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• he fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• likewise on the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14The story of Israel as a kingdom starts with Saul's death. Saul did not achieve God's plans for him as king or for Israel as a nation. His death made way for David, whom the Chronicler saw as Israel's first true king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71Ch 10:1-7. Saul's Overthrow and Death. 1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel--The details of this chapter have no relation to the preceding genealogies and seem to be inserted solely to introduce the narrative of David's elevation to the throne of the whole kingdom. The parallel between the books of Samuel and Chronicles commences with this chapter, which relates the issue of the fatal battle of Gilboa almost in the very same words as 1Sa 31:1-13.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 10:5

• Gilboa
• Suicide

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings