1 Chronicles 10:2 — Compare Translations

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And the Philistines followed close after Saul and his sons and overtook them, and the Philistines slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the Philistines followed close after Saul and his sons and overtook them, and the Philistines slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

English EASY 2024

The Philistines chased after Saul and his sons to catch them. They killed Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Philistines continued chasing Saul and his sons. They caught them and killed them. The Philistines killed Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki Shua.

And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But the Philistines caught up with them and killed three of Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Philistines caught up to Saul and his sons. They killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

English KJV 1611

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

English LSB

And the Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons. When the Philistines had killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Philistines kept chasing Saul and his sons. They killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

English NIV

The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

English NKJ 1982

Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.

English NLT

The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons--Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, sons of Saul.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They caught up with Saul and his three sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, and killed them all.

English Tyndale 1537

And the Philistines followed Saul and his sons and slew Jehonathan, Abinadab and Melchisua the sons of Saul.