1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 10:11–14

¹¹When all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, ¹²all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak^a in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

¹³So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, ¹⁴and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Footnotes

a 10:12 Or terebinth or great tree

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1 Chronicles 10:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Jabesh-gilead	יָבֵ֣ישׁ	yā·ḇêš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
heard about	וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
had done	עָשׂ֥וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
to Saul	לְשָׁאֽוּל׃	lə·šā·’ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul

1 Chronicles 10:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of valor	חַיִל֒	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
set out	וַיָּקוּמוּ֮	way·yā·qū·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and retrieved	וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the bodies	גּוּפַ֣ת	gū·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1480 body, corpse
of Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
his sons	בָּנָ֔יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
and brought them	וַיְבִיא֖וּם	way·ḇî·’ūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jabesh	יָבֵ֑ישָׁה	yā·ḇê·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
And they buried	וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ	way·yiq·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6912 bury
their bones	עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶ֜ם	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6106 bone, substance, self
under	תַּ֤חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the oak	הָאֵלָה֙	hā·’ê·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H424 terebinth
in Jabesh	בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ	bə·yā·ḇêš	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
and fasted	וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ	way·yā·ṣū·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6684 abstain from food, fast
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִֽים׃	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

1 Chronicles 10:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
died	וַיָּ֣מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for his unfaithfulness	בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙	bə·ma·‘ă·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act
to the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
because	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
keep	שָׁמָ֑ר	šā·mār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the word	דְּבַ֥ר	də·ḇar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and even	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
consulted	לִשְׁא֥וֹל	liš·’ō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7592 ask, inquire
a medium	בָּא֖וֹב	bā·’ō·wḇ	Preposition, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H178 skin-bottle, necromancer
for guidance	לִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃	liḏ·rō·wōš	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1875 resort to, seek

1 Chronicles 10:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he failed	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to inquire	דָרַ֥שׁ	ḏā·raš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
of the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
So the LORD put him to death	וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ	way·mî·ṯê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and turned the kingdom	הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה	ham·mə·lū·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4410 kingship, royalty
over	וַיַּסֵּב֙	way·yas·sêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
to David	לְדָוִ֖יד	lə·ḏā·wîḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jesse	יִשָֽׁי׃פ	yi·šāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3448 Jishai