1 Chronicles 10

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

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

4 Then 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.

5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.

6 So Saul died together with his three sons and all his house.

7 When 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.

8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

9 They 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.

10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.

11 When all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 all 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 in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

13 So 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,

14 and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

1 ¶ Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

7 And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

8 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, [even] against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking [counsel] of [one that had] a familiar spirit, to enquire [of it];

14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

1 And all Israel were reckoned, and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, and are now carried away to Babylon for their iniquity,

2 Who dwelt before in their goods and cities, even Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims.

3 And there dwelt at Jerusalem some of the children of Judah, and some of the children of Benjamin, and some of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh.

4 Namely, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah was Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Amri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani.

5 And of Shiloni, Asaiah the first son, and his other sons.

6 Of the children of Zerah: Jeguel and his brethren, six hundred and ninety.

7 Of the sons of Benjamin; Shallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Haznua;

8 And Jebneiah the son of Jeroham; and Elah the son of Uzzi the son of Michri; and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah the son of Reguel the son of Jebneiah.

9 And their brethren in their families, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

10 And of the priests, Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, a prince in the house of GOD;

12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah; and Maesai the son of Adiel, the son of Jachzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.

13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand seven hundred and threescore men of valour in the work of the service of the house of God.

14 And of the Levites, of the sons of Merari; Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah.

15 And Bakbakar the carpenter, and Galal, and Mathaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph.

16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, which dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 And the porters were: Shallum, Akub, Talmon, Ahiman with their brothers, and Shallum the chief.

18 For hitherto at the king's gate toward the going up had waited the children of Levi with camps.

19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Abiassaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren of his father's house, the Korhites, in the business of the tabernacle, waited at the threshold of the tabernacle; and their fathers in the camp of the LORD waited for the entrance.

20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them, because the LORD had been with him before.

21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the gate of the tabernacle of the congregation.

22 All these were chosen to be keepers of the threshold, two hundred and twelve, which were numbered in their villages. And David and Samuel the seer established them by their faith,

23 That they and their children should keep the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, to keep it.

24 And there were such porters set against the four winds; against the east, and against the west, and against the north, and against the south.

25 And their brethren were in their villages, to come in every seventh day, to be with them always.

26 For the Levites were trusted unto these four chief porters, and they were over the chests and treasures of the house of God.

27 And they tarried for the night round about the house of God: for it behoved them that they should rise up every morning.

28 And some of them were over the instruments of the ministry: for they numbered them out and in.

29 And some of them were appointed over the vessels, and over all the holy vessels, over fine flour, and over wine, and over oil, and over incense, and over burnt incense.

30 But the children of the priests made some of the incense.

31 And Mathithiah of the Levites, the first son of Shallum the Korhite, was trusted with the pans.

32 And of the Kohathites, their brethren, the shewbread was to be prepared, and they prepared it all the sabbath day.

33 These are the singers, the chief of the fathers of the Levites, set apart over the castes: for they were in the business day and night.

34 These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites in their families. These dwelt at Jerusalem.

35 And Jeiel the father of Gibeon dwelt at Gibeon; and his wife's name was Maechah,

36 And his first son Abdon, Zur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 Gedor, Ahjo, Zechariah, Mikloth.

38 And Mikloth begat Simeam; and they also dwelt about their brethren at Jerusalem among their own.

39 And Ner bare witness unto Kish. And Kish begat Saul. And Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribaal. And Meribaal begat Micah.

41 And the sons of Micah were: Pithon, Melech and Thaherea.

42 Ahaz begat Jaera. Jaera begat Alemeth, Asmaveth, and Simri. Simri begat Moza.

43 Moza begat Binea; his son's son was Raphaiah; his son's son was Eleasa; his son's son was Azel.

44 And Azel had six sons, whose names were: Azrikam, Bochru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan: these are the sons of Azel.