1 Samuel 31

1 Samuel 31

The final battle between the Israelites and the Philistines takes place on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines crush the Israeli army, killing three of Saul’s sons, including Jonathan. Saul, severely wounded and fearing capture and torture, falls on his own sword, committing suicide. The Philistines find the bodies, cut off Saul's head, and display his armor in the temple of their god. The brave men of Jabesh-Gilead recover the bodies of Saul and his sons and give them an honorable burial.

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2 Chronicles 36

The final, brief, wicked reigns of Judah's last kings—Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah—lead to the city's collapse. King Nebuchadnezzar destroys the Temple and takes the people into exile in Babylon.

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King Cyrus of Persia issues a decree permitting the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy. Zerubbabel leads the first wave of returnees.

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