1
And the Philistines fought with Israel; and the men◦ of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
2
And the Philistines stuck close to Saul and his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan◦, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3
And the battle was··heavy on Saul, and the shooters, the men◦ with the bow, found him, and he travailed exceedingly from the shooters.
4
And Saul said to his armor-bearer, Draw▵ thy sword and thrust· me ·through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust· me ·through and abuse me. But his armor-bearer was· not ·willing, for he feared exceedingly; and Saul took the sword and fell upon it.
5
And his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he◦ also fell on his sword, and died with▵ him.
6
And Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, also all his men◦ on◦ that◦ day together.
7
And the men◦ of Israel who were across the valley, and who were across the Jordan, saw that the men◦ of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead; and they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8
And it was, on the morrow, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on◦ Mount Gilboa.
9
And they cut··off his head, and stripped··off his armor◦, and sent them into the land of the Philistines all around, to bring··tidings to the house of their idols◦ and to the people.
10
And they set his armor◦ in the house of Ashtaroth, and they fixed his body on◦ the wall of Beth-shan.
11
And they who dwelt··in Jabesh-gilead heard of it, what the Philistines had done to Saul.
12
And they arose, all the men◦ of valor, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the walls of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13
And they took their bones and buried them under the grove◦ in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
