1SA-31:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men
of
Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in
mount
Gilboa.
1SA-31:2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon
his
sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Melchishua,
Saul's sons.
1SA-31:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers
hit
him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
1SA-31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword,
and
thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and
thrust
me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he
was
sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1SA-31:5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he
fell
likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
1SA-31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer,
and
all his men, that same day together.
1SA-31:7 And when the men of Israel that [were] on the other
side of
the valley, and [they] that [were] on the other side Jordan, saw
that
the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead,
they
forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt
in
them.
1SA-31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the
Philistines came
to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons
fallen in
mount Gilboa.
1SA-31:9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour,
and
sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish
[it in]
the house of their idols, and among the people.
1SA-31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth:
and they
fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
1SA-31:11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that
which the Philistines had done to Saul;
1SA-31:12 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and
took the
body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of
Bethshan, and
came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
1SA-31:13 And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a
tree
at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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