Verse 1

The Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

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  • 1 Sam 28:4 : 4 The Philistines gathered and camped at Shunem, while Saul assembled all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa.
  • 1 Chr 10:1-9 : 1 The Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul. 3 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him and wounded him badly. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised men do not come and abuse me.' But his armor-bearer would not 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 Thus Saul, his three sons, and all his household died together. 7 When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and settled in them. 8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped him, took his head and armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news to their idols and their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and impaled his skull in the temple of Dagon. 11 When all the people of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, they acted. 12 All the valiant men arose, took the bodies of Saul and his sons, brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.
  • 2 Sam 1:21 : 21 O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled—the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
  • 1 Sam 28:15 : 15 Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed. The Philistines are waging war against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, not by prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do."
  • 1 Sam 29:1 : 1 The Philistines gathered all their armies at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
  • 1 Sam 12:25 : 25 But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.
  • 1 Sam 28:1 : 1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."