1 Samuel 31:7 meaning and explanation
When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
1 Samuel 31:7, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator reports the aftermath of Israel's defeat on Mount Gilboa. With Saul and his sons dead, Israelites living in the Jezreel valley and across the Jordan saw that the army had fled and the royal house had fallen, so they abandoned their towns and fled.
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