King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 10:11 Mean?
“And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,”
Context
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And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
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And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
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And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
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They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; committed: Heb. transgressed
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Concise CommentaryChapter 10
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.
Matthew Henry (1662–1714). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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