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1 Chroniques 10
La Bible du Semeur
1 Chroniques 10
La Bible du Semeur
Le règne de David
La fin de Saül(A)
10 Les Philistins attaquèrent Israël. Les soldats israélites s’enfuirent devant eux et beaucoup d’entre eux furent tués sur le mont Guilboa[a]. 2 Les Philistins s’acharnèrent à poursuivre Saül et ses fils et ils tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malkishoua, fils de Saül. 3 Dès lors, tout le combat se concentra sur Saül. Les archers le découvrirent, et il en fut terrifié. 4 Alors il ordonna à celui qui portait ses armes : Dégaine ton épée et tue-moi, pour que ces incirconcis ne viennent pas me faire subir leurs outrages.
Mais celui-ci refusa car il tremblait de peur. Alors Saül prit lui-même l’épée et se jeta dessus. 5 Quand l’écuyer vit que Saül était mort, il se jeta lui aussi sur l’arme et mourut.
6 Ainsi périrent ensemble, le même jour, Saül, ses trois fils et toute sa famille. 7 Quand tous les hommes d’Israël qui habitaient la vallée virent que l’armée était en déroute et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, ils abandonnèrent leurs villes et prirent la fuite. Les Philistins allèrent s’y établir.
8 Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent sur le champ de bataille pour détrousser les cadavres. Ils découvrirent Saül et ses fils qui étaient tombés sur le mont Guilboa. 9 Alors ils dépouillèrent Saül de son armure, emportèrent sa tête et ses armes. Puis ils firent annoncer la nouvelle de leur triomphe à travers tout le pays des Philistins, à leurs idoles et parmi la population. 10 Ils déposèrent les armes dans le temple de leurs dieux et suspendirent son crâne dans le temple de Dagôn[b].
11 Lorsque tous les habitants de Yabesh en Galaad[c] apprirent tout ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül, 12 les hommes les plus vaillants se mirent en route, ils enlevèrent le corps de Saül et celui de ses fils et les ramenèrent à Yabesh. Ils enterrèrent leurs ossements[d] sous le tamaris de Yabesh, puis ils jeûnèrent pendant sept jours.
13 Saül mourut à cause de la désobéissance dont il s’était rendu coupable envers l’Eternel. Il n’avait pas respecté la parole de l’Eternel et, de plus, il avait interrogé et consulté quelqu’un qui évoque les morts[e] 14 au lieu de consulter l’Eternel. L’Eternel le fit mourir et transféra la royauté à David, fils d’Isaï.
Footnotes
- 10.1 Mont situé au nord-est de la Samarie, en bordure de la plaine de Jizréel, à environ 80 kilomètres de Jérusalem.
- 10.10 Voir note Jg 16.23.
- 10.11 Localité située à quelque 70 kilomètres de Jérusalem, à l’est du Jourdain (voir Jg 21.8 et note).
- 10.12 Après avoir incinéré les corps (voir 1 S 31.12).
- 10.13 Ce verset fait allusion aux épisodes rapportés en 1 S 13.8-14 ; 15.1-24 ; 28.
1 Chronicles 10
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1 Chronicles 10
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Saul Takes His Life(A)
10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.”
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.
7 When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.(B)
11 When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead(C) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
13 Saul died(D) because he was unfaithful(E) to the Lord; he did not keep(F) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(G) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(H) the kingdom(I) over to David son of Jesse.
1 Chronicles 10
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
1 Chronicles 10
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Death of Saul and His Sons
10 The Philistines(A) fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 3 When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him. 4 Then Saul said to his armour-bearer, ‘Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me.’ But his armour-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died – his whole house died together.
7 When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.
8 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons dead on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armour, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news to their idols and the people. 10 Then they put his armour in the temple of their gods and hung his skull in the temple of Dagon.(B)
11 When all Jabesh-gilead heard of everything the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their brave men set out and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak[a] in Jabesh(C) and fasted for seven days.
13 Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word.(D) He even consulted a medium for guidance,(E) 14 but he did not enquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.(F)
Footnotes
- 10:12 Or terebinth, or large tree
1 Chronicles 10
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1 Chronicles 10
Expanded Bible
The Death of King Saul(A)
10 The Philistines ·fought against [attacked] Israel, and the Israelites ran away from them. Many Israelites ·were killed [were slaughtered; L fell dead] on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines ·fought hard against [hotly pursued; closed in on] Saul and his sons, killing his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 3 The fighting was ·heavy [fierce] around Saul, and the archers ·shot him with their arrows [L found him] and wounded him.
4 Then Saul said to ·the officer who carried his armor [his armor bearer], “·Pull out [Draw; Take] your sword and ·stab me [run me through]. If you don’t, these Philistines who are not circumcised will come and ·hurt [abuse] me.” But Saul’s ·officer [armor bearer] refused, because he was ·afraid [terrified]. So Saul took his own sword and ·threw himself [fell] on it. 5 When the officer saw that Saul was dead, he ·threw himself [fell] on his own sword and died. 6 So Saul and three of his sons died; all his ·family [L house] died together.
7 When the Israelites living in the valley saw that their army had ·run away [fled] and that Saul and his sons were dead, they ·left [abandoned] their towns and ·ran away [fled]. Then the Philistines came and ·settled in [occupied] them.
8 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead soldiers, they found Saul and his sons ·dead [fallen] on Mount Gilboa. 9 The Philistines stripped Saul’s body and took his head and his armor. Then they sent messengers through ·all their country [the land of the Philistines] to tell the good news to their idols and to their people. 10 The Philistines put Saul’s armor in the ·temple [L house] of their ·idols [L gods] and hung his head in the ·temple [L house] of Dagon.
11 All the people in Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul. 12 So the ·brave [valiant] men of Jabesh went and got the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh [C evidently a major landmark]. Then the people of Jabesh fasted for seven days.
13 Saul died because he was not faithful to the Lord and ·did not obey [L acted unfaithfully against the word of] the Lord. He even went to a medium and asked her for ·advice [counsel] 14 instead of asking the Lord. This is why the Lord put Saul to death and ·gave [turned over] the kingdom to Jesse’s son David.
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