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Place · Mountain

Mount Gilboa

Named in 5 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Samuel 31:1.

In the Bible

All 5 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

1 Samuel

  • 1 Samuel 31:1

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Samuel 31:8

    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

2 Samuel

  • 2 Samuel 1:6

    “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

1 Chronicles

  • 1 Chronicles 10:1

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:8

    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Events here

Events the dataset sets at Mount Gilboa. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 1056 BC
    Death of Saul1 Samuel 31:3–13

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