1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down dead on Mount Gilboa.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons. The Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, his sons.
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers overtook him. He was in severe pain because of them.
And the battle went sore against Saul, an the archers overtook him; and he was in great anguish by reason of the archers.
4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it. Otherwise, these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Then said Saul to his armour-bearer: 'Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and make a mock of me.' But his armour-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died with him.
And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, his three sons, and his armor bearer—these men all died together that same day.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived in them.
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the 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.
8 It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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.
9 They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent messengers into the land of the Philistines throughout to carry the news to their idols' temples and to the people.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.
10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the city wall of Beth Shan.
And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 all the fighting men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan. They went to Jabesh and burned them there.
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 Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13 Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
