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Themes in 1 Samuel 31

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Themes in 1 Samuel 31

1 Samuel 31:1 (show verse)

Now [the] Philistines [were] fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before [the] Philistines, and they fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

Archery » Practiced by the philistines
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Mountains » Names of » Gilboa, on which saul died
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Gilboa
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain

1 Samuel 31:2 (show verse)

And [the] Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and [the] Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.

Abinadab » Also called ishui, son of saul
Archery » Practiced by the philistines
the Bow » Used expertly by » Philistines
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Jonathan » Son of saul
Jonathan » Son of saul » Killed in the battle with the philistines
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Melchishua » Son of king saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain

1 Samuel 31:3 (show verse)

{Saul was in the thick of the battle}, and {the archers} spotted him, and he [was] badly wounded by the archers.

Archery » In war
Archery » Practiced by the philistines
Arrow » Used in war
the Bow » Those who used, called » Archers
the Bow » Used expertly by » Philistines
Defeats » Isreal defeated in battle a type of the apostate church
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Defeated in battle
Israel » Captivity of » Defeats of
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain

Then Saul said to {his armor bearer}, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised do not come and thrust me through and make a fool of me!" But {his armor bearer} [was] not willing [to do so] because he [was] very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

Armies » March in ranks » Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity
Despair » Sometimes drives men to suicide
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain
Saul, king of israel » The man who lost a crown characteristics of » Suicide
Suicide » Despair sometimes drives men to suicide
Suicide » Instances of » Saul and his armor-bearer
Swords » Was used » Sometimes for self-destruction

1 Samuel 31:5 (show verse)

And when {his armor bearer} saw that Saul [was] dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.

Armies » March in ranks » Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain
Suicide » Instances of » Saul and his armor-bearer
Swords » Was used » Sometimes for self-destruction

1 Samuel 31:6 (show verse)

So Saul died, and his three sons, {his armor bearer}, [and] all his men together that [same] day.

Anger of God » Exemplified against » saul
Armies » March in ranks » Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity
Armor-bearer » saul
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Jonathan » Son of saul » Killed in the battle with the philistines
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain

1 Samuel 31:7 (show verse)

And when the men of Israel who [were] on the other side of the valley and [those] who were beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the towns and fled. Thus [the] Philistines came and lived in them.

Cities » Often deserted on the approach of an enemy
Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain

1 Samuel 31:8 (show verse)

{And then} the next day, [the] Philistines came to strip the dead and they found Saul and his three sons lying [dead] on Mount Gilboa.

Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain
Trophies » Saul's

1 Samuel 31:9 (show verse)

So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor. Then they sent [messengers] around in the land of [the] Philistines to proclaim [victory in] the temples of their idols and [to] the people.

Armour » Physical
Head » Of enemies slain in war, often cut off
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain
Trophies » Saul's

1 Samuel 31:10 (show verse)

And they put his armor [in] the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.

Ashtaroth » Ashtoreth or ashtoreth, a Goddess of the phoenicians
Ashtoreth » Temple of
Beth-shean » Called beth-shaw
Beth-shean » Bodies of saul and his sons exposed in
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain
Temple » Idolatrous » Trophies stored in
Trophies » Saul's
Walls » Of cities » The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace
of the cities Walls » Of beth-shan
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Ashtaroth » Ashtaroth or ashtoreth, a Goddess of the phoenicians

1 Samuel 31:11 (show verse)

When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard about it, what [the] Philistines had done to Saul,

Jabesh-gilead » Saul and his sons buried at
Jonathan » Son of saul » Buried by inhabitants of jabesh-gilead
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 31:12 (show verse)

all of {the valiant men} set out and went all night and took the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.

Beth-shean » Called beth-shaw
Beth-shean » Bodies of saul and his sons exposed in
Burial » The body was » Sometimes burned before
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Cremation
Jabesh-gilead » Saul and his sons buried at
Jonathan » Son of saul » Buried by inhabitants of jabesh-gilead
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 31:13 (show verse)

Then they took their bones and buried [them] under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and they fasted [for] seven days.

Burial » Places used for » Under trees
Burial » Burying places » Tombs » King saul's
Fasting » Examples of » Israel
Fasting » In times of bereavement » Of the people of jabesh-gilead, for saul and his sons
Fasting » National--exemplified » Men of jabesh-gilead
Jabesh-gilead » Saul and his sons buried at
Jonathan » Son of saul » Buried by inhabitants of jabesh-gilead
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Mourning » For the dead » Fasting
Piety » Examples of Godly young men
Seven » Days » Fasts of
Young men » Examples of Godly young men