1 Samuel 31 · Verse 6

1 Samuel 31:6

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
1 Samuel 31:6, King James Version

1 Samuel 31:6 in other translations

BSBSo Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
WEBSo Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.
ASVSo Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
YLTand Saul dieth, and three of his sons, and the bearer of his weapons, also all his men, on that day together.
DARBYSo Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
BBESo death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day.
WebsterSo Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.

What does 1 Samuel 31:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. So Saul died--(see on 1Ch 10:13; Ho 13:11). and his three sons--The influence of a directing Providence is evidently to be traced in permitting the death of Saul's three eldest and most energetic sons, particularly that of Jonathan, for whom, had he survived his father, a strong party would undoubtedly have risen and thus obstructed the path of David to the throne. and all his men, that same day together--his servants or bodyguard (1Ch 10:6).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 And all his men - Probably meaning those of his troops which were his life or body guards: as to the bulk of the army, it fled at the commencement of the battle, 1Sam 31:1.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 31:1-7

Saul's body rescued by the men of Jabesh-gilead. (8-13) Verses 1-7 We cannot judge of the spiritual or eternal state of any by the manner of their death; for in that, there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked. Saul, when sorely wounded, and unable to resist or to flee, expressed no concern about his never-dying soul; but only desired that the Philistines might not insult over him, or put him to pain, and…

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1 Samuel 31:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
שָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetand [the] threeH7969
בָּנָיו֩ba.Navsons hisH1121
וְנֹשֵׂ֨אve.no.Se'and [the] bearer ofH5375
כֵלָ֜יוkhe.Lavarmor hisH3627
גַּ֧םgamalsoH1571
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲנָשָׁ֛יו'a.na.Shavmen hisH582
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
יַחְדָּֽו\׃yach.DavtogetherH3162

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 31:6

  • 1 Samuel 4:10-11

    And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

  • 1 Samuel 28:19

    Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

  • Hosea 13:10-11

    I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

  • 1 Samuel 11:15

    And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

    For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:6

    So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

  • 1 Samuel 12:25

    But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

  • 1 Samuel 12:17

    Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:10,11; 11:15; 12:17,25; 28:19; 1Ch 10:6; Ec 9:1,2; Ho 13:10,11

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 31:5

    And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

  • 1 Samuel 31:6

    So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

  • 1 Samuel 31:7

    And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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1 Samuel 31:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así murió Saúl en aquel día, juntamente con sus tres hijos, y su escudero, y todos sus varones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et en ce jour moururent ensemble Saül et ses trois fils, et celui qui portait ses armes, et tous ses hommes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So starben Saul und seine drei Söhne und sein Waffenträger, auch alle seine Männer an selbigem Tage zugleich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mortuus est ergo Saul, et tres filii ejus, et armiger illius, et universi viri ejus in die illa pariter.