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 battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him. 4Saul told his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it. Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it. When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. 6So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household died together. 7When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

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