Now the Philistines fought
against Israel
; and the men
of Israel
fled
from before
the Philistines
, and fell down
slain
in mount
Gilboa
.
And the Philistines followed hard
after
Saul
, and after
his sons
; and the Philistines
slew
Jonathan
, and Abinadab
, and Malchishua
, the sons
of Saul
.
And the battle went sore
against Saul
, and the archers
hit
him, and he was wounded
of the archers
.
Then said Saul
to his armourbearer
, Draw
thy sword
, and thrust
me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised
come
and abuse
me. But his armourbearer
would
not; for he was sore
afraid
. So Saul
took
a sword
, and fell
upon it.
And when his armourbearer saw
that Saul
was dead
, he fell
likewise on the sword
, and died
.
So Saul died
, and his three
sons
, and all his house
died
together
.
And when all the men of Israel
that were in the valley
saw
that they fled
, and that Saul
and his sons
were dead
, then they forsook
their cities
, and fled
: and the Philistines
came
and dwelt
in them.
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines
came
to strip
the slain
, that they found
Saul
and his sons
fallen
in mount
Gilboa
.
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
.
And they put his armour
in the house
of their gods
, and fastened
his head
in the temple
of Dagon
.
And when all Jabeshgilead heard
all that the Philistines
had done
to Saul
,
They arose, all the valiant
men
, and took away
the body
of Saul
, and the bodies
of his sons
, and brought
them to Jabesh
, and buried
their bones
under the oak
in Jabesh
, and fasted
seven
days
.
So Saul died
for his transgression
which he committed
against the LORD
, even against the word
of the LORD
, which he kept
not, and also for asking
counsel of one that had a familiar spirit
, to enquire
of it ;
And enquired not of the LORD
: therefore he slew
him, and turned
the kingdom
unto David
the son
of Jesse
.