1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 10:3–7

3When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died. 6So Saul died together with his three sons and all his house.

7When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.

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1 Chronicles 10:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
intensifiedוַתִּכְבַּ֤דwat·tiḵ·baḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Saulשָׁא֔וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
the archersהַמּוֹרִ֣יםham·mō·w·rîmArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH3384 throw, shoot
overtook himוַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּway·yim·ṣā·’u·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
and wounded himוַיָּ֖חֶלway·yā·ḥelConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2342 whirl, dance, writhe

1 Chronicles 10:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֨אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףšə·lōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8025 draw out, off
your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀ḥar·bə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2719 sword
and run me throughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיwə·ḏā·qə·rê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH1856 pierce, pierce through
with itבָ֗הּḇāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
orפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙hā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
uncircumcised menהָעֲרֵלִ֤יםhā·‘ă·rê·lîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH6189 having foreskin
will comeיָבֹ֜אוּyā·ḇō·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and tortureוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5953 act severely
meבִ֔יḇîPreposition; first person common singular
But his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
was terrifiedיָרֵ֖אyā·rêVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3372 fear
and refusedוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to do itאָבָה֙’ā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH14 be willing, consent
So Saulשָׁאוּל֙šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
tookוַיִּקַּ֤חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
his own swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לway·yip·pōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
on itעָלֶֽיהָ׃‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height

1 Chronicles 10:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When his armor-bearerנֹשֵֽׂא־nō·śê-Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
sawוַיַּ֥רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Saulשָׁא֑וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
was deadמֵ֣תmêṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
heה֛וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
tooגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לway·yip·pōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his own swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃סway·yā·mōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

1 Chronicles 10:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Saulשָׁאוּל֙šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
diedמֵֽתוּ׃mê·ṯūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4191 die
togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyaḥ·dāwAdverbH3162 unitedness
with his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתū·šə·lō·šeṯConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
sonsבָּנָ֔יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his houseבֵּית֖וֹbê·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house

1 Chronicles 10:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Israelitesאִ֨ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
in the valleyבָּעֵ֙מֶק֙bā·‘ê·meqPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6010 vale
sawוַ֠יִּרְאוּway·yir·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7200 see
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
had fledנָ֔סוּnā·sūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5127 flee, escape
and thatוְכִי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Saulשָׁא֣וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוū·ḇā·nāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
had diedמֵ֖תוּmê·ṯūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4191 die
they abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֤וּway·ya·‘az·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5800 leave, forsake, loose
their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙‘ā·rê·hemNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH5892 excitement
and ran awayוַיָּנֻ֔סוּway·yā·nu·sūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5127 flee, escape
So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםp̄ə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and occupiedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּway·yê·šə·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell

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1 Chronicles 10:3 1 Samuel 31:3–6 · 2 Samuel 1:4–10

1 Chronicles 10:4 1 Samuel 31:4 · Acts 1:18

1 Chronicles 10:6 Ecclesiastes 9:1–2 · 1 Samuel 12:25 · Hosea 13:10–11

1 Chronicles 10:7 1 Samuel 31:7 · 1 Samuel 13:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.