1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 10
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1 Chronicles 10 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now the fought against ; and the men of fled from before the , and fell down slain in . And the followed hard after , and after his sons; and the slew , and , and -shua, the sons of . And the battle went sore against , and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. Then said to his armourbearer, Draw thy , and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So took a , and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that was dead, he fell likewise the , and died. So died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. And when all the men of that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the came and dwelt in them. And it came to pass the morrow, when the came to strip the slain, that they found and his sons fallen in . And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. And they his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the of . And when all - heard all that the had done to , They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of , and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to , and buried their bones under the oak in , and fasted seven days. So died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto the son of .