When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
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When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
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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.
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And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 10:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 13:6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in tombs, and in pits.
- 1 Samuel 31:7 When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
- Leviticus 26:31 I will lay your cities waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation. I will not take delight in the sweet fragrance of your offerings.
- Leviticus 26:36 “ ‘As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword. They will fall when no one pursues.
- Deuteronomy 28:33 A nation which you don’t know will eat the fruit of your ground and all of your work. You will only be oppressed and crushed always,
- Deuteronomy 28:43 The foreigner who is among you will mount up above you higher and higher, and you will come down lower and lower.
- Judges 6:2 The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 10:7 And when all the men of Israel…
1Ch 10:7 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.
Ver. 7. And the Philistines came and dwelt in them.] But before they were well warm in these their new nests, David unroosted and dislodged them "The triumphing of the wicked is but short." {Job 20:5}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In the valley; which was beneath Mount Gilboa, where…
In the valley; which was beneath Mount Gilboa, where the fight was, 1Ch 10:1.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. that were in the valley] The “valley of…
7. that were in the valley] The “valley of Jezreel” (Hos_1:5), called in later times the “plain of Esdrelon” (Esdraelon) is meant. Even those who lived east of Jordan took to flight; 1Sa_31:7.
forsook their cities] Among these was no doubt Beth-shan (Beisan) “the key of Western Palestine” (see G. A. Smith, Hist. Geog. p. 358 f.), where Saul’s body was exposed (1Sa_31:12).
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and dwelt in them] Only perhaps until Abner reconquered this district for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul; cp. 2Sa_2:9, “[Abner] made him (Ish-bosheth) king over … Jezreel.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) That were in the valley.—Rather, the plain, in…
(7) That were in the valley.—Rather, the plain, in which the main battle was fought—that of Jezreel. Samuel has “that were on the other side of the plain, and on the other side of the Jordan.” The curt phrase “who (dwelt) in the plain,” may be compared with 1Ch_9:2. The people of the surrounding districts are meant; who, when they “saw that they” (viz., Saul’s army, “the men of Israel,” Samuel) “fled,” or had been routed, deserted “their (Samuel, ‘the,’ perhaps a transposition of letters) cities” which were then occupied by the Philistines.
Dwelt in them.—The pronoun here is masculine, in Samuel, feminine, which is correct.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the valley. In place of these words, the…
In the valley. In place of these words, the parallel (1Sa_31:7) has, "On the other side of the valley, and.., on the other side Jordan." We have here a clear instance of the desire of the compiler of Chronicles to compress his narrative, while the fidelity of the parallel narrative is testi-fled in the naturalness of its statements, amounting to this, that, quick as the intelligence or report could reach all those Israelites who were at all within the range of the victorious Philistines, they hastened to vacate their abodes.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 When every man of Israel
When every man of Israel
This is probably a generalization. AT: "When the men of Israel" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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they had fled
"the Israelite soldiers had fled"
the Philistines came and lived in them
"the Philistines came and lived in the cities from which the Israelites had fled." This probably happened after the events in verses 8-12.
It came about
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
to strip the dead
"to take everything of value off of the dead bodies"
Saul and his sons fallen
Here "fallen" is a polite way to refer to someone who died in battle. AT: "Saul and his sons dead" (See: Euphemism)
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