KJV King James Version
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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1 Chronicles 10:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
WEB World English Bible
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
ASV American Standard Version
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineנִלְחֲמ֣וּH3898 · la.chamto fightבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיָּ֑נָסH5127 · nusto fleeאִֽישׁ־H376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיִּפְּל֥וּH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallחֲלָלִ֖יםH2491 · cha.lalslain: killedבְּהַ֥רH2022 · harmountain: mountגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃H1533 · gil.bo.aGilboa
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 10:8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.1 Samuel 31:1-13Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.1 Samuel 28:4And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil.2 Samuel 1:6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.1 Samuel 28:1And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.1 Samuel 29:1-2Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which [is] in Jezreel.2 Samuel 21:12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
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