1 Chronicles 10:8

. See Gill on "1 Chronicles 9:35". John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. 1 Chronicles 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 10 This part, 1 Chronicles 10:1 which gives an account of the last battle of Saul with the Philistines, and of his death and burial, is the same with 1 Samuel 31:1 see the notes there; the cause of his death follows in 1 Chronicles 10:13. Ver. 1. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:1" 1 Chronicles 10:2 Ver. 2. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:2" 1 Chronicles 10:3 Ver. 3. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:3" 1 Chronicles 10:4 Ver. 4. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:4" 1 Chronicles 10:5 Ver. 5. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:5" 1 Chronicles 10:6 Ver. 6. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:6" 1 Chronicles 10:7 Ver. 7. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:7" 1 Chronicles 10:8 Ver. 8. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:8" 1 Chronicles 10:9 Ver. 9. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:9" 1 Chronicles 10:10 Ver. 10. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:10" 1 Chronicles 10:11 Ver. 11. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:11" 1 Chronicles 10:12 Ver. 12. See Gill on "1 Samuel 31:12" 1 Chronicles 10:13 Ver. 13. So Saul died for his transgression,....

10:1-14 The death of Saul. - The design chiefly in view in these books of the Chronicles, appears to be to preserve the records of the house of David. Therefore the writer repeats not the history of Saul's reign, but only of his death, by which a way was made for David to the throne. And from the ruin of Saul, we may learn, 1. That the sin of sinners will certainly find them out, sooner or later; Saul died for his transgression. 2. That no man's greatness can exempt him from the judgments of God. 3. Disobedience is a killing thing. Saul died for not keeping the word of the Lord. May be delivered from unbelief, impatience, and despair. By waiting on the Lord we shall obtain a kingdom that cannot be moved.

CHAPTER 10 1Ch 10:1-7. Saul's Overthrow and Death. 1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel—The details of this chapter have no relation to the preceding genealogies and seem to be inserted solely to introduce the narrative of David's elevation to the throne of the whole kingdom. The parallel between the books of Samuel and Chronicles commences with this chapter, which relates the issue of the fatal battle of Gilboa almost in the very same words as 1Sa 31:1-13.

On the following day the Philistines, in their search among the fallen, found and plundered the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and sent the head and the armour of Saul round about the land of the Philistines, to proclaim the news of their victory to their people and their gods. That for this purpose they cut off Saul's head from the trunk, is, as being a matter of course, not specially mentioned. In regard to the other discrepancies between the two texts, both in 1 Chronicles 10:8-10 and in the account of the burial of Saul and of his sons by valiant men of Jabesh, 1 Chronicles 10:11 , 1 Chronicles 10:12 , cf. the commentary on 1 Samuel 31:8-13 . In the reflection on Saul's death, 1 Chronicles 10:13 and 1 Chronicles 10:14 , a double transgression against the Lord on Saul's part is mentioned: first, the מעל (on the meaning of this word, vide on Leviticus 5:15 ) of not observing the word of Jahve, which refers to the transgression of the divine command made known to him by the prophet Samuel, 1 Samuel 13:8 . (cf. with 1 Chronicles 10:8 ), and 1 Samuel 15:2-3 , 1 Samuel 15:11 , cf. 1 Samuel 28:18 ; and second, his inquiring of the אוב, the summoner of the dead (vide on Leviticus 19:31 ), לדרושׁ, i.e., to receive an oracle (cf. in reference to both word and thing, 1 Samuel 28:7 ).

1 Chronicles 9:35 In this and the following verses to the end of this chapter he repeats what he said before, 1Ch_8:29, &c., concerning Saul’s genealogy, that he might make way for the following history; which is a figure called epanalepsis , which is frequent both in sacred and profane writers. 1 Chronicles 9:36 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:37 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:38 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:39 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:40 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:41 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:42 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:43 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 9:44 No text from Poole on this verse. ## 1 Chronicles 10:1 1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 10 Saul’s overthrow and death, 1Ch_10:1-7. The Philistines triumph over Saul, 1Ch_10:8-10. The kindness of Jabesh-gilead towards Saul and his sons: his sin, 1Ch_10:11-14. ## Of this and the following verses till 1Ch_10:13, see my notes on 1Sa 31 , where we have the same thing expressed almost in thee same words. 1 Chronicles 10:2 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 10:3 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 10:4 No text from Poole on this verse. 1 Chronicles 10:5 No text from Poole on this verse. ## 1 Chronicles 10:6 All his house, i.e. all his children, to wit, then present with him, namely, ## his three sons, as it is expressed, 1Sa_31:6.