1 Chronicles 10
First Book of Chronicles, chapter 10
1 Chronicles 10 is the tenth chapter of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in the late fifth or fourth century BCE. This chapter describes Saul's downfall and the reasons for his rejection by God. The whole chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingship of David (1 Chronicles 9:35 to 29:30).
Text
This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 14 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;
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Old Testament references
1 Chronicles 10:1–14: 1 Samuel 31:1–13.
Death of Saul and his sons (10:1–10)
This section marks the change of form in the Books of Chronicles from a list-based text to a more narrative description based on the historical documents such as the books of Samuel and the books of Kings, and additional materials to provide information on the legitimate Davidic kingdom. It begins with Saul's downfall to theologically link the whole exposition with the Babylonian Exile at the end.
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