Contradiction with 2 Samuel 31:4
1 Chronicles 10:9 describes the aftermath of Saul’s death involving the Philistines, whereas 1 Samuel 31:4 recounts Saul's death by his own hand, suggesting a differing sequence of events leading up to it.
According to the author of 1 Chronicles, the Philistines took away the king's things and told everyone in their land about it. They wanted to show off to their gods and all the people.
1 Chronicles 10:9: And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
1 Chronicles 10:9 describes the aftermath of Saul’s death involving the Philistines, whereas 1 Samuel 31:4 recounts Saul's death by his own hand, suggesting a differing sequence of events leading up to it.