1 Chronicles 10
New English Translation
Saul’s Death
10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of[a] Saul and his sons. They[b] struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 3 The battle was thick[c] around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.[d] 4 Saul told his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it. Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come and torture me.”[e] But his armor-bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it. 5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household[f] died together. 7 When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army[g] had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped his corpse, and then carried off his head and his armor. They sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines proclaiming the news to their idols and their people. 10 They placed his armor in the temple of their gods[h] and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 When all the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons[i] and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains[j] under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.
13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.[k] 14 He did not seek the Lord’s guidance, so the Lord[l] killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 10:2 tn Heb “stuck close after.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:2 tn Heb “the Philistines.” The translation has substituted the pronoun “they” to avoid redundancy.
- 1 Chronicles 10:3 tn Heb “heavy.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:3 tn Heb “and they found him, the ones who shoot with the bow, and he was in pain from the ones shooting.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:4 tn Heb “so these uncircumcised ones might not come and abuse me.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:6 tn Heb “all his house.” This is probably to be understood as a general summary statement. It could include other males in Saul’s household besides his three sons, cf. 1 Sam 31:6. If it refers only to the male members of his household who would have stood in succession to the throne (cf. NLT, “bringing his dynasty to an end,”) even here there is an exception, since one of Saul’s sons, Eshbaal (or “Ishbosheth” in 2 Sam 2:8) was not killed in the battle and became king over Israel, which he ruled for two years (2 Sam 2:10) until he was assassinated by Rechab and Baanah (2 Sam 4:5-6). The tribe of Judah never acknowledged Ishbosheth as king; instead they followed David (2 Sam 2:10).
- 1 Chronicles 10:7 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the army) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Chronicles 10:10 tn Or “god.” The Hebrew term may be translated as singular or plural depending on the context.
- 1 Chronicles 10:12 tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:12 tn Heb “their bones.”
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 tn Heb “and Saul died in his unfaithfulness by which he acted unfaithfully against the Lord, concerning the Lord’s message which he did not keep, also to inquire of a medium to seek [an oracle].” The LXX adds “and the prophet Samuel answered him.” The text alludes to the incident recorded in 1 Sam 28.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
1 Crónicas 10
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Muerte de Saúl y de sus hijos (1 S 31.1-13)
10 Los filisteos lucharon contra los israelitas y los hicieron huir. A muchos de ellos los mataron en el cerro de Guilboa, 2 y a Saúl y a sus hijos los persiguieron hasta matarlos. Así murieron Jonatán, Abinadab y Malquisúa. 3 Luego los filisteos concentraron sus fuerzas en el ataque a Saúl, y sus arqueros lograron herirlo de muerte. 4 Entonces Saúl le dijo a su escudero:
—Saca tu espada y mátame. Hazlo antes de que vengan esos extranjeros idólatras. De lo contrario, se burlarán de mí y me rematarán.
Pero su escudero tenía tanto miedo que no se atrevió a matarlo. Entonces Saúl tomó su espada y se echó sobre ella.
5 Al ver muerto a Saúl, también el escudero se echó sobre su espada y se mató. 6 Así fue como Saúl, sus tres hijos, y toda su familia murieron el mismo día.
7 Cuando los israelitas del otro lado del valle vieron que el ejército de Israel había huido, y que Saúl y sus hijos estaban muertos, también ellos huyeron y abandonaron sus ciudades. Entonces llegaron los filisteos y ocuparon esas ciudades.
8 Al otro día, mientras los filisteos les quitaban a los israelitas muertos sus objetos de valor, encontraron muertos en el cerro de Guilboa a Saúl y a sus tres hijos. 9 Entonces a Saúl le cortaron la cabeza y le quitaron su armadura, y enviaron mensajeros a su país para que dieran la noticia en los templos de sus dioses y entre todos los filisteos. 10 Más tarde, pusieron la armadura de Saúl en el templo de sus dioses, y su cabeza la colgaron en el templo de Dagón.
11 Los israelitas que vivían en Jabés de Galaad supieron lo que los filisteos habían hecho con Saúl. 12 Entonces un grupo de valientes fue y quitó de la muralla los cadáveres de Saúl y de sus hijos. Se los llevaron a Jabés, y allí tomaron sus huesos y los enterraron bajo un árbol. Después ayunaron por siete días en señal de luto.
13-14 Así fue como Dios le quitó la vida a Saúl, porque no obedeció sus mandamientos y porque fue a consultar a una adivina en vez de consultarlo a él. Por eso Dios hizo rey a David, hijo de Jesé.
1 Chronicles 10
New King James Version
Tragic End of Saul and His Sons(A)
10 Now (B)the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, [a]Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. 3 The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to [b]strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among the people. 10 (C)Then they put his armor in the [c]temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
11 And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the (D)valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to (E)Jabesh, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had [d]committed against the Lord, (F)because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because (G)he consulted a medium for guidance. 14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and (H)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 10:2 Jishui, 1 Sam. 14:49
- 1 Chronicles 10:8 plunder
- 1 Chronicles 10:10 Lit. house
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 Lit. transgressed
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