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
upon Saul
and upon his sons
; and the Philistines
slew
Jonathan
, and Abinadab
, and Malchishua
, Saul's
sons
.
And the battle went sore
against Saul
, and the archers
hit
him; and he was sore
wounded
of the archers
.
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.
And when his armourbearer saw
that Saul
was dead
, he fell
likewise upon his sword
, and died
with him.
So Saul died
, and his three
sons
, and his armourbearer
, and all his men
, that same day
together
.
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.
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
.
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
.
And they put his armour
in the house
of Ashtaroth
: and they fastened
his body
to the wall
of Bethshan
.
And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead
heard
of that which the Philistines
had done
to Saul
;
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.
And they took their bones
, and buried
them under a tree
at Jabesh
, and fasted
seven
days
.