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 armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and
abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore
Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1Sa 31:5 And when his armour-bearer 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 armour-bearer, 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.