First Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 952

FIRST

BOOK OF CHRONICLES, mmap m THE HEBREW THE RECORDS OF THE TIMES} HISTORY 0F THE HOUSE OF DAv1D.»-BOOK 1. (1056 B.c.) Usxixubuciurg Myapizr. PHE Philishtim were at war with Israel, and thc men of Israel

fied before the Philishtim, and fell

2 defeated on the hills of Gilboa where the Philishtim pressed ou after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philishtim had slain jhonathan, and Abinadab,

3 and Melkishua, the sons of Saul; so the battle was heavy upon Saul, and the Archers opposed him with their IO bows, and he was wounded by the archers. Saul consequently said to Draw your sword and stab me with it, for these blackguards are coming, and will insult me} But his Squire was not willing for he was terribly afraid, Saul therefore took the sword and fell upon it. When the Squire saw Saul was

dead, he also fell on his sword, and died. Thus Saul and his three sons, with all his house, died at one time. When all the men of Israel who

were on the Plain- saw how they lied, and that Saul and his sons were dead; they abandoned their villages and tied, and the Philishtim advanced and occupied them. But morning arrived, and the

Phiiishtim came to strip the wounded, and found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. Sb they stripped him and took off his head and his armour, and sent them round to the country of the Philishtim to exhibit them to their Idols and People. They also placed his arms in the House of their Gods, and fixed his head on the House of Dagon. 1 Nora.- —See my Introductory Note, Ch. 1,

First Chronicles. The actual history only begins, however, at this point, the preceding nlrgp ghapxers having no connection with it. I But the Forces occupying jabish

Gilad heard of all that the Philishtirn had done to Saul, so they arose every man of the army, and carried off the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in jabesh. _Then they fasted seven days. Thus Saul died in the transgression

that he transgressed against the LORD,—·—about the Command of the LORD which he did not obey. And also for going to enquire of a Spirit- raiser, instead of going to the LORD, Thus he was killed, and the Kingship transferred to David, the Son of jessai. II I2 (1o48 ac.) Qiztnrg uf il): §¤u¤z nf @nl1ih. The forces of Israel ultimately 11 collected to David at Hebron, and We are your bones. and your flesh. In the past also, while Saul 2 existed as King, you led out and brought back Israel, and your EvER· LIVING GOD said to you, ‘ You shall Shepherd My People Israel, and you shall be Prince over My People (1¤48 B.c.) Qlzrurmlzm Qlzznilzh mth tilapixzrrh. Then all the Parliament of Israel

came to the King at Hebron, and made a Treaty with David at Hebron before the LORD, and elected David as King over Israel, as the LORD had promised by the means of Samuel. David and the army of Israel then

marched to jerusalem ;—·- It was jebus, ·-·— and the jebusites, the natives of the country, were there, and the inhabitants of jebus said,