Bible Cross References
How went
1 Samuel 4:16
The man said, "I have escaped from the battle and have run all the way here today." Eli asked him, "What happened, my son?"
the people
1 Samuel 31:1-6
1
The Philistines fought a battle against the Israelites on Mount Gilboa. Many Israelites were killed there, and the rest of them, including King Saul and his sons, fled.
2
But the Philistines caught up with them and killed three of Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3
The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he himself was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded.
4
He said to the young man carrying his weapons, "Draw your sword and kill me, so that these godless Philistines won't gloat over me and kill me." But the young man was too terrified to do it. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it.
5
The young man saw that Saul was dead, so he too threw himself on his own sword and died with Saul.
6
And that is how Saul, his three sons, and the young man died; all of Saul's men died that day.
1 Chronicles 10:1-6
1
The Philistines fought a battle against the Israelites on Mount Gilboa. Many Israelites were killed there, and the rest of them, including King Saul and his sons, fled.
2
But the Philistines caught up with them and killed three of Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3
The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded.
4
He said to the young man carrying his weapons, "Draw your sword and kill me, to keep these godless Philistines from gloating over me." But the young man was too terrified to do it. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it.
5
The young man saw that Saul was dead, so he too threw himself on his sword and died.
6
So Saul and his three sons all died together, and none of his descendants ever ruled.