1 Chronicles 10:12

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
arose	וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ vai.ya.ku.Mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
valiant	חַיִל֒ cha.Yil	H2428	probably a force · noun, common masculine singular absolute
men	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
away	וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ vai.yis.'U	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
body	גּוּפַ֣ת gu.Fat	H1480	a corpse (as closed to sense) · noun, common feminine singular construct
Saul	שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
bodies	גּוּפֹ֣ת gu.Fot	H1480	a corpse (as closed to sense) · noun, common feminine plural construct
sons	בָּנָ֔יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
brought	וַיְבִיא֖וּם vay.vi.'Um	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Jabesh	יָבֵ֑ישָׁה ya.Vei.shah	H3003	Jobesh · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
buried	וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ vai.yik.be.Ru	H6912	to inter · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
bones	עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶ֜ם atz.mo.tei.Hem	H6106	a bone (as strong) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
oak	הָאֵלָה֙ ha.'e.Lah	H424	an oak or other strong tree · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jabesh	בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ be.ya.Vesh	H3003	Jobesh · preposition + proper noun, a place name
fasted	וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ vai.ya.Tzu.mu	H6684	to cover over (the mouth) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת shiv.'At	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · noun, common both genders singular construct
days	יָמִֽים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 3:35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I tast…
2 Samuel 21:12-14 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the st…
Genesis 35:8 But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
Genesis 50:10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he m…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 10:8–end

Here, I. From the triumph of the Philistines over the body of Saul we may learn, 1. That the greater dignity men are advanced to the greater disgrace they are in danger of falling into. Saul's dead body, because he was king, was abused more than any other of the slain. Advancement makes men a mark for malice. 2. That, if we give not to God the glory of our successes, even the Philistines will rise up in judgment against us and condemn us; for, when they had obtained a victory over Saul, they sent tidings to their idols - poor idols, that knew not what was done a few miles off till the tidings were brought to them, nor then either! They also put Saul's armour in the house of their gods, Ch1 1…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 10:10

THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH OVER HIM. (Ch1 10:8-14) put his armour in the house of their gods--It was common among the heathen to vow to a national or favorite deity, that, in the event of a victory, the armor of the enemy's king, or of some eminent leader, should be dedicated to him as an offering of gratitude. Such trophies were usually suspended on the pillars of the temple. fastened his head in the temple of Dagon--while the trunk or headless corpse was affixed to the wall of Beth-shan (Sa1 31:10).

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 10:11

When all Jabesh-gilead heard - For a general account of the principles of heroism and gratitude from which this action of the men of Jabesh-gilead proceeded, see the note on Sa1 31:11, Sa1 31:12. By the kindness of a literary friend, I am enabled to lay a farther illustration of this noble act before the reader, which he will find at the conclusion of the chapter.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 10:1

See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:1.

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 10:1-12

See Gill on Sa1 31:1. . 1 Chronicles 10:13 ch1 10:13 ch1 10:13 ch1 10:13So Saul died for his transgression,.... See Gill on Sa1 31:13 A violent and dishonourable death, which was suffered on account of the sins he was guilty of: one was, which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not; both in not staying for Samuel the time appointed, and by sparing the Amalekites whom he was bid to destroy, Sa1 13:13. and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; what he should do with respect to engaging in battle with the Philistines, Sa1 28:8 which to do was contrary to an express command of God, Lev 19:31.

Dictionary and topics

Fasting · .Of the people of Jabesh-gilead, for Saul and his — .Of the people of Jabesh-gilead, for Saul and his
Jabesh-Gilead · Saul and his — Saul and his
Oak Tree, The · The ancients often: Buried their dead under — The ancients often: Buried their dead under

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 10:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 10:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 10:10

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 10:11

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 10:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 10:1-12

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 10:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 10:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 10:10

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 10:11

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 10:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 10:1-12

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 10:6-12

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 10:12