Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 31

(2 Samuel 1:1–16; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)

1Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430foughtנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּנֻ֜סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440themפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and many fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853hotly pursuedוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and they killedוַיַּכּ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםvai.ya.Ku fe.lish.TimH5221 H6430אֶת־'et-H853Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853MalchishuaH4444.

3When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421intensifiedוַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.BadH3513againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,the archersהַמּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתha.mo.Rim 'a.na.Shim ba.Ka.shetH3384 H582 H7198overtook himוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH3384and wounded himוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342criticallyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966.

4Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his armor-bearerלְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוle.no.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627, “Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719and run me throughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856with it,orפֶּן־pen-H6435theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428uncircumcised menהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189will comeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935and run me throughוּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙u.de.ka.Ru.niH1856and tortureוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me!”But his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627כִּ֥יkiH3588was terrifiedיָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑דya.Re' me.'OdH3372 H3966and refusedוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808to do itאָבָה֙'a.VahH14.So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947his own swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307on itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

5When his armor-bearerנֹשֵֽׂא־ כֵלָ֖יוno.se'- khe.LavH5375 H3627sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,heה֛וּאhu'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921his own swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

6So Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586,his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָיו֩ba.NavH1121,his armor-bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוve.no.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627,andגַּ֧םgamH1571allכָּל־kol-H3605his menאֲנָשָׁ֛יו'a.na.ShavH582diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162that sameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

The Philistines Possess the Towns

(1 Chronicles 10:7–10)

7When the Israelitesאַנְשֵֽׁי־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל'an.shei- Yis.ra.'elH582 H3478אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834alongבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the valleyהָעֵ֜מֶקha.'E.mekH6010וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀va.'a.SherH834and those on the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the armyאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had fledנָ֙סוּ֙na.suH5127and thatוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121had diedמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191,they abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853their citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892and ran awayוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127.So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and occupiedוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427their cities.

8וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584אֶת־'et-H853the deadהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9They cut offוַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙vai.yikh.re.TuH3772אֶת־'et-H853Saul’s headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,stripped offוַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584אֶת־'et-H853his armorכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971messengers throughout the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יבpe.lish.Tim sa.VivH6430 H5439to proclaim the newsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319in the templesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and among their peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10They putוַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853his armorכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the templeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Ashtorethsעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתash.ta.RotH6252וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and hungתָּקְע֔וּta.ke.'UH8628his bodyגְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ge.vi.ya.ToH1472on the wallבְּחוֹמַ֖תbe.cho.MatH2346of Beth-shanH1052.

Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul

(1 Chronicles 10:11–14)

11When the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568אֵ֛ת'etH853heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yish.me.'U 'e.LavH8085 H413whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586,

12allכָּל־kol-H3605their menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of valorחַיִל֮cha.YilH2428set outוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,journeyedוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּיְלָה֒ha.lay.LahH3915,and retrievedוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the bodiesגְּוִיַּ֣תge.vi.YatH1472of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853andגְּוִיֹּ֣תge.vi.YotH1472his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121from the wallמֵחוֹמַ֖תme.cho.MatH2346of Beth-shanH1052.When they arrivedוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935at Jabeshיָבֵ֔שָׁהya.Ve.shahH3003,they burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853the bodies thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

13Then they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853their bonesעַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'atz.Mo.tei.HemH6106and buried themוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the tamarisk treeהָאֶ֖שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815in Jabeshבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהbe.ya.Ve.shahH3003,and they fastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.