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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip those killed, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It came about on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened on the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to plunder the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The day after the battle, when the Philistines returned to the battlefield to take the weapons of the dead Israelite soldiers, they found Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons lying on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The day after the battle the Philistines went to plunder the corpses, and they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons lying on Mount Gilboa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The next day, the Philistines came to strip the dead, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass on the next day, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be on the morrow, and the rovers will come to strip the wounded, and they will find Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And on the morrow the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons lying in mount Gelboe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, when the next day arrived, the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain. And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the following day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the next day the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Shaul and his three sons as they had fallen on the Mountain of Gelbua<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow that the Philistines come to strip the dead, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on the mountains of Gelbue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/31-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=9066" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/31.htm">The Philistines Possess the Towns</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7</span>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. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">The next day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: p̄ə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">when the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/6584.htm" title="6584: lə·p̄aš·šêṭ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To strip off, make a dash, raid. A primitive root; to spread out; by analogy, to strip.">to strip</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ha·ḥă·lā·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">the dead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way·yim·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To attain to, find. ">they found</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and his three</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·p̄ə·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/1533.htm" title="1533: hag·gil·bō·a‘ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in N. Isr. From gal and ba'ah; fountain of ebullition; Gilboa, a mountain of Palestine.">Gilboa.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">1 Chronicles 10:8-10</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. / 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. / They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">2 Samuel 1:6-10</a></span><br />“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him. / When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I answered, ‘Here I am!’ / ‘Who are you?’ he asked. So I told him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a></span><br />he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa. / So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. / And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-30</a></span><br />Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.” / And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.” / And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm">2 Kings 9:35-37</a></span><br />But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands. / So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19-24</a></span><br />Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’” / When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. / This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-19.htm">1 Samuel 28:19</a></span><br />Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">1 Samuel 17:54</a></span><br />David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6-7</a></span><br />As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. / And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">1 Samuel 31:1-7</a></span><br />Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. / The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. / When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4-7</a></span><br />Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” / So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him. / Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">2 Samuel 4:10</a></span><br />when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">2 Samuel 5:1-3</a></span><br />Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a></span><br />When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18-20</a></span><br />(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. / This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) / “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.</p><p class="hdg">to strip</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">1 Chronicles 10:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">2 Chronicles 20:25</a></b></br> And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-12.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">Gilboa</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">Gilbo'a</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/numbers/20-26.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/1-4.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-4.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-25.htm">Find</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-30.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">Gilboa</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">Gilbo'a</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-22.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-12.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-19.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">he and his armor bearer kill themselves.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm">The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">They triumph over the dead bodies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm">They of Jabesh Gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">burn them at Jabesh, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm">and mournfully bury their bodies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The timing is significant as it shows the Philistines' swift action to claim victory and plunder the battlefield. In ancient warfare, the day after a battle was often dedicated to collecting spoils and dealing with the dead.<p><b>when the Philistines came to strip the dead</b><br>Stripping the dead was a common practice in ancient warfare, where victors would take armor, weapons, and valuables from the fallen. This act not only provided material gain but also served as a symbolic gesture of dominance over the defeated. The Philistines, traditional enemies of Israel, were known for their military prowess and often engaged in such practices.<p><b>they found Saul and his three sons</b><br>The discovery of Saul and his sons' bodies highlights the tragic end of Israel's first king and his heirs. Saul's death marked the end of his troubled reign, which was characterized by disobedience to God and conflict with David. The death of his sons, including Jonathan, David's close friend, underscores the complete defeat of Saul's line at this point in the narrative.<p><b>fallen on Mount Gilboa</b><br>Mount Gilboa is a significant geographical location in the biblical narrative. It is situated in northern Israel and served as the backdrop for this pivotal battle. The defeat at Mount Gilboa fulfilled Samuel's prophecy of Saul's downfall (<a href="/1_samuel/28-19.htm">1 Samuel 28:19</a>). The location later became a symbol of mourning and loss for Israel, as seen in David's lament in <a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">2 Samuel 1:21</a>, where he curses the mountain for the tragedy that occurred there.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel. His reign ended tragically due to disobedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A significant enemy of Israel during Saul's reign. They were a powerful and technologically advanced people who frequently clashed with the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul's_three_sons.htm">Saul's Three Sons</a></b><br>Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, who died alongside their father in battle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_gilboa.htm">Mount Gilboa</a></b><br>The location of the battle where Saul and his sons fell. It is a mountain range in northern Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_battle.htm">The Battle</a></b><br>A significant conflict between the Israelites and the Philistines, marking the end of Saul's reign and paving the way for David's kingship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Saul's downfall serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God's commands. His failure to fully obey God led to his tragic end.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The battle on Mount Gilboa symbolizes the spiritual battles believers face. We must be vigilant and equipped with God's armor (Ephesians 6).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Saul's failure highlights the need for leaders who seek God's guidance and adhere to His will. This is a call for believers to pray for and support godly leadership in all areas of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and tragedy, God's sovereign plan was unfolding. David's rise to kingship was part of God's divine purpose for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_king_saul_die_in_the_bible.htm">How did King Saul die according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_philistines_control_beth-shan.htm">Is there archaeological evidence of the Philistines controlling Beth-shan (1 Samuel 31:10) and displaying enemy bodies on its walls? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_conflict_on_who_attacked_philistines.htm">Why does 1 Samuel 13:3-4 give conflicting impressions of who actually attacked the Philistine garrison, Jonathan or Saul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_gilboa_battle_site.htm">2 Samuel 1:1: Why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence confirming the precise location of the battle on Mount Gilboa?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">They found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount Gilboa.</span>--It is expressly stated that the Philistines only found the royal corpses on the morrow of the great fight. So desperate had been the valour with which the King and his gallant sons had defended their last positions on the hill, that night had fallen ere the din of battle ceased. Nor were the enemy aware of the completeness of their success until the morning dawn revealed to the soldiers as they went over the scene, the great ones who were numbered among the slain. In the mean time the Amalekite had found and carried off the crown and royal bracelet. Only the bodies of Saul and the princes, and the armourbearer, are spoken of here. The crown royal, which would have formed so splendid a trophy, was already taken.<p>"O Saul,<p>How ghastly didst thou look, on thine own sword<p>Expiring: in Gilboa, from that hour<p>Ne'er visited with rain from heaven, nor dew."<p>DANTE: <span class= "ital">Pura. </span>12<p>The curse of barrenness alluded to by the great Italian poet was called down on the hill where the first anointed of the Lord fell, and where the body was stripped and dismembered by the triumphant foe (<a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm" title="You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, on you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.">2Samuel 1:21</a>). Quickly the tidings were told, we learn, in the capital of Gath, and proclaimed through the streets of Askelon.<p>The historian with extreme brevity records the savage treatment of the royal remains, which, after all, was but a reprisal. The same generation had witnessed similar barbarous procedure in the case of Goliath, the great Philistine champion!<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It came to pass on the morrow.</span> The previous verse gave us the results of the victory as they were in course of time developed. We now return to the narrative of the battle and its immediate consequences. As the spoiling was deferred till the morrow, the struggle must have been obstinately contested, and decided only just before nightfall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/31-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The next day,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> </span><span class="str2">The morrow, tomorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when the Philistines</span><br /><span class="heb">פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to strip</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄aš·šêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6584.htm">Strong's 6584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip off, make a dash, raid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dead,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲלָלִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·lā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they found</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁאוּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹפְלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(nō·p̄ə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gilboa.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·bō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1533.htm">Strong's 1533: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilboa -- a mountain in Northern Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 31:8 It happened on the next day when (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 31:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 31:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 31:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 31:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>