1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 10:7–10

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.

⁸The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. ⁹They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people. ¹⁰They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.

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1 Chronicles 10:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	אִ֨ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
in the valley	בָּעֵ֙מֶק֙	bā·‘ê·meq	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6010 vale
saw	וַ֠יִּרְאוּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
had fled	נָ֔סוּ	nā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
and that	וְכִי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his sons	וּבָנָ֑יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
had died	מֵ֖תוּ	mê·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die
they abandoned	וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ	way·ya·‘az·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
their cities	עָרֵיהֶם֙	‘ā·rê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5892 excitement
and ran away	וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ	way·yā·nu·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
So the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and occupied	וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

1 Chronicles 10:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The next day	מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת	mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
when the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to strip	לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט	lə·p̄aš·šêṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
the dead	הַֽחֲלָלִ֑ים	ha·ḥă·lā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
they found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ	way·yim·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his sons	בָּנָ֔יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
fallen	נֹפְלִ֖ים	nō·p̄ə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
on Mount	בְּהַ֥ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Gilboa	גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃	gil·bō·a‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1533 Gilboa`

1 Chronicles 10:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They stripped Saul	וַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּ	way·yap̄·šî·ṭu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
cut off his head	רֹאשׁ֖וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
took	וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
his armor	כֵּלָ֑יו	kê·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
and sent	וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ	way·šal·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
messengers throughout the land	בְאֶֽרֶץ־	ḇə·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים	p̄ə·liš·tīm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
to proclaim the news	לְבַשֵּׂ֛ר	lə·ḇaś·śêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1319 bear tidings
of their idols	עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·ṣab·bê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6091 idol
and among their people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

1 Chronicles 10:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They put	וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
his armor	כֵּלָ֔יו	kê·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
in the temple	בֵּ֖ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of their gods	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
and hung	תָקְע֖וּ	ṯā·qə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
his head	גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ	gul·gā·lə·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1538 skull, head, poll
in the temple	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Dagon	דָּגֽוֹן׃ס	dā·ḡō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1712 Dagon