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1 Chronicles

Chapter 10
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): upelishshetּi֖ym nilecham֣u beyishsera'e֑l vayּa֑nas 'iֽyshsh-yishsera'el֙ mipּene֣y pelishshetּi֔ym vayּipּel֥u chalali֖ym bּeha֥r gּilebּoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נִלְחֲמ֣וּ בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֑נָס אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּadebּeq֣u pelishshetּi֔ym 'achare֥y shsha'֖ul ve'achare֣y bana֑yv vayּakּ֣u pelishshetּi֗ym 'et-yonata֧n ve'et-'abiynada֛b ve'et-malekּiy-shsh֖u'a bּene֥y shsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.

וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֥י שָׁא֖וּל וְאַחֲרֵ֣י בָנָ֑יו וַיַּכּ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֧ן וְאֶת־אֲבִינָדָ֛ב וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֖וּעַ בְּנֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּikebּa֤d hamּilechamah֙ 'al-shsha'֔ul vayּimetza'u֖hu hamּori֣ym bּaqּa֑shshet vayּa֖chel min-hayּoriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The battle became heavy against Saul; the archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.

וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ עַל־שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּ הַמּוֹרִ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת וַיָּ֖חֶל מִן־הַיּוֹרִֽים׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer shsha'ul֩ 'el-noshse֨ kela֜yv shshelo֥p charebּeka֣ ׀ vedaqere֣niy ba֗hּ pּen-yabo֜'u ha'areli֤ym ha'e֨lּeh֙ vehite'alּelu-bi֔y velo֤ 'abah֙ noshse֣ kela֔yv kּi֥y yare֖ me'o֑d s vayּiqּa֤ch shsha'ul֙ 'et-hache֔reb vayּipּo֖l 'aleֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Saul said to his armour-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me." But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁאוּל֩ אֶל־נֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו שְׁלֹ֥ף חַרְבְּךָ֣ ׀ וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי בָ֗הּ פֶּן־יָבֹ֜אוּ הָעֲרֵלִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־בִ֔י וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו כִּ֥י יָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑ד ס וַיִּקַּ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עָלֶֽיהָ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥re noshseֽ'-kela֖yv kּi֣y me֣t shsha'֑ul vayּipּo֥l gּam-h֛u 'al-hache֖reb vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא־כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם־ה֛וּא עַל־הַחֶ֖רֶב וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤mat shsha'ul֙ ushshelo֣shshet bּana֔yv vekal-bּeyt֖o yachedּa֥v meֽtu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.

וַיָּ֤מָת שָׁאוּל֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֔יו וְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ יַחְדָּ֥ו מֵֽתוּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּire'u kּal-'i֨yshsh yishsera'e֤l 'ashsher-bּa'e֨meq֙ kּi֣y na֔su vekiy-me֖tu shsha'֣ul ubana֑yv vayּa'azeb֤u 'areyhem֙ vayּanu֔su vayּabo֣'u pelishshetּi֔ym vayּeshsheb֖u bּaheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

וַ֠יִּרְאוּ כָּל־אִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־בָּעֵ֨מֶק֙ כִּ֣י נָ֔סוּ וְכִי־מֵ֖תוּ שָׁא֣וּל וּבָנָ֑יו וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ עָרֵיהֶם֙ וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃ס

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ miֽmּachora֔t vayּabo֣'u pelishshetּi֔ym lepashshּe֖t 'et-hֽachalali֑ym vaֽyּimetze'֤u 'et-shsha'ul֙ ve'et-bּana֔yv nopeli֖ym bּeha֥r gּilebּoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

וַיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט אֶת־הַֽחֲלָלִ֑ים וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֔יו נֹפְלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר גִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨peshshiytu֔hu vayּishse'֥u 'et-ro'shsh֖o ve'et-kּela֑yv vayeshshalּech֨u be'eֽretz-pelishshetּi֜ym sabi֗yb lebashsּe֛r 'et-'atzabּeyhe֖m ve'et-ha'aֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And when they had stripped him, they took his head and his armour, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the news to their idols and to the people.

וַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְאֶת־כֵּלָ֑יו וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ בְאֶֽרֶץ־פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יב לְבַשֵּׂ֛ר אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־הָעָֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashsi֨ymu֙ 'et-kּela֔yv bּe֖yt 'eloheyhe֑m ve'et-gּulegּaletּ֥o taqe'֖u bּe֥yt dּagֽon׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)They put his armour in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ֙ אֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶת־גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ תָקְע֖וּ בֵּ֥ית דָּגֽוֹן׃ס

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּishsheme'֔u kּo֖l yabe֣yshsh gּile'a֑d 'e֛t kּal-'ashsher-'ashs֥u pelishshetּi֖ym leshsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ כֹּ֖ל יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְשָׁאֽוּל׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaqumu֮ kּal-'i֣yshsh chayil֒ vayּishse'֞u 'et-gּupa֣t shsha'֗ul ve'et֙ gּupo֣t bּana֔yv vayebiy'֖um yabe֑yshshah vayּiqebּer֨u 'et-'atzemoteyhe֜m tּa֤chat ha'elah֙ bּeyabe֔shsh vayּatz֖umu shshibe'a֥t yamiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ חַיִל֒ וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־גּוּפַ֣ת שָׁא֗וּל וְאֵת֙ גּוּפֹ֣ת בָּנָ֔יו וַיְבִיא֖וּם יָבֵ֑ישָׁה וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֶת־עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶ֜ם תַּ֤חַת הָאֵלָה֙ בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣mat shsha'֗ul bּemaֽ'alo֙ 'ashshe֣r ma'a֣l bּaֽyhva֔h 'al-dּeba֥r yehva֖h 'ashshe֣r lo'-shshama֑r vegam-lishshe'֥ol bּa'֖ob liderֽoshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance.

וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁא֗וּל בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָעַ֣ל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה עַל־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־שָׁמָ֑ר וְגַם־לִשְׁא֥וֹל בָּא֖וֹב לִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-dara֥shsh bּaֽyhva֖h vayemiyte֑hu vayּasּeb֙ 'et-hamּeluka֔h ledavi֖yd bּen-yishshaֽy׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)He did not inquire of the LORD; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

וְלֹֽא־דָרַ֥שׁ בַּֽיהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיַּסֵּב֙ אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה לְדָוִ֖יד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃פ