Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 10:4

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

4And Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw thy sword, and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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2And the Philistines pursued after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, sons of Saul.

3And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows.

— 1 Chronicles 10:4 —

5And his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.

6So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his family died at the same time.

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