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1 Samuel 31

1 Samuel 31:7

The Philistines Possess the Towns · 1 Samuel 31:7–10
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Translations

Modern
When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel 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.
Traditional
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
Literal
And they saw—the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and who were beyond the Jordan—that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead. And they forsook the cities and fled. And the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
Latin
Videntes autem viri Israël qui erant trans vallem et trans Jordanem, quod fugissent viri Israëlitæ, et quod mortuus esset Saul et filii ejus, reliquerunt civitates suas, et fugerunt: veneruntque Philisthiim, et habitaverunt ibi.

Original

Hebrew
English
When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel 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.

Notes

1 Samuel 31:1–13

While David was in the south successfully fighting the Amalekites (1 Samuel 30), Saul was in the north unsuccessfully fighting the Philistines.

Theme notes and profiles

Saul The Philistines

Events

Parallels

1 Chronicles 10:7–10

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan

Glossary

Armageddon David History of Israel Jerusalem Mount Gilboa Philistia, Philistines Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem

Topics

Cities: Often Deserted on the Approach of an Enemy Gilboa: A Hill South of Jezreel, where Saul Was Defeated by the Philistines, and Died The Philistines: Israel Defeated By, and Saul Slain