Mount Gilboa
A place in the Bible
A range of hills in northern Israel. King Saul died there. In the Douay-Rheims it is called “Gelboe.”
What happened here
- The battle: the Philistines defeated Israel, and many fell on Mount Gilboa. They killed Jonathan and two other sons of Saul.
- Saul: badly wounded, Saul died that day together with three of his sons.
- David’s song: David composed a song of mourning for Saul and for his son Jonathan.
Today
It is Mount Gilboa, in northern Israel.
Where it appears in the Bible
1 Samuel 31:1-2; 1 Samuel 31:3; 1 Samuel 31:6; 2 Samuel 1:17
What the Bible says
1 Samuel 31:1-2
1And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboe. 2And the Philistines fell upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they slew Jonathan, and Abinadab and Melchisua the sons of Saul.
1 Samuel 31:3
And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.
1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men that same day together.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: 1 Samuel 31:1-6