1 Samuel 31:2

“And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons.”

"And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons." - 1 Samuel 31:2
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What does 1 Samuel 31:2 mean?

1 Samuel 31:2 (KJV) states, "And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons." This verse comes at the end of the book of 1 Samuel, which chronicles the rise and fall of King Saul, the…

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1 Samuel 31:2 - "And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons."
1 Samuel 15:31 - "So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD."
1 Samuel 2:31 - "Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house."
2 Samuel 23:31 - "Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,"
2 Samuel 2:31 - "But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died."
1 Samuel 31:11 - "¶ And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;"
1 Samuel 31:6 - "So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together."
1 Samuel 14:31 - "And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint."
1 Samuel 31:13 - "And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days."
1 Samuel 31:3 - "And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers."
1 Samuel 31:10 - "And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan."
"So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD." - 1 Samuel 15:31
2 Samuel 13:31 - "Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent."
2 Samuel 22:31 - "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."
"Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite," - 2 Samuel 23:31
1 Samuel 31:1 - "Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa."
2 Samuel 19:31 - "¶ And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan."
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 17:31 - "And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him."
Judges 2:31
1 Samuel 30:31 - "And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt."
1 Samuel 3:1
1 Samuel 3:1
1 Samuel 31:8 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa."
2 Chronicles 31:1
2 Chronicles 31:1
2 Samuel 14:31 - "Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?"
1 Samuel 3:1-10
1 Samuel 31:4 Saul took his own sword and fell on it. create the image in color