1 Samuel 31

Saul and His Sons Slain

11Now the PhilistinesH6430 were fightingH3898 against IsraelH3478, and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 fledH5127 from beforeH6440 the PhilistinesH6430 and fellH5307 slainH2491 2on MountH2022 GilboaH1533. 2The PhilistinesH6430 overtookH1692 SaulH7586 and his sonsH1121; and the PhilistinesH6430 3killedH5221 4JonathanH3083 and AbinadabH41 and Malchi-shuaH4444 the sonsH1121 of SaulH7586. 35The battleH4421 wentH3513 heavilyH3513 againstH413 SaulH7586, and the archersH3384H376H7198 6hitH4672 him; and he was badlyH3966 woundedH2342 by the archersH3384. 47Then SaulH7586 saidH559 to his armorH3627 bearerH5375, “DrawH8025 your swordH2719 and pierceH1856 me throughH1856 with it, otherwiseH6435 8theseH428 uncircumcisedH6189 will comeH935 and pierceH1856 me throughH1856 and makeH5953 sportH5953 of me.” But his armorH3627 bearerH5375 wouldH14 not, for he was greatlyH3966 afraidH3372. 9So SaulH7586 tookH3947 his swordH2719 and fellH5307 on it. 5When his armorH3627 bearerH5375 sawH7200 that SaulH7586 was deadH4191, he alsoH1571 fellH5307 on his swordH2719 and diedH4191 with him. 6Thus SaulH7586 diedH4191 with his threeH7969 sonsH1121, his armorH3627 bearerH5375, and allH3605 his menH376 on that dayH3117 togetherH3164.

7When the menH376 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 were on the otherH5676 sideH5676 of the valleyH6010, with those whoH834 were beyondH5676 the JordanH3383, sawH7200 that the menH376 of IsraelH3478 had fledH5127 and that SaulH7586 and his sonsH1121 were deadH4191, they abandonedH5800 the citiesH5892 and fledH5127; then the PhilistinesH6430 cameH935 and livedH3427 in them.

8It cameH1961 about on the 10nextH4283 dayH4283 when the PhilistinesH6430 cameH935 to stripH6584 the slainH2491, that they foundH4672 SaulH7586 and his threeH7969 sonsH1121 fallenH5307 on MountH2022 GilboaH1533. 9They cutH3772 offH3772 his headH7218 and strippedH6584 offH6584 his weaponsH3627, and sentH7971 them 11throughoutH5439 the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430, 12to carryH1319 the good newsH1319 13to the houseH1004 of their idolsH6091 and to the peopleH5971. 10They putH7760 his weaponsH3627 in the 14templeH1004 of 15AshtarothH6252, and 16they fastenedH8628 his bodyH1472 to the wallH2346 of 17Beth-shanH1052. 11Now when 18the inhabitantsH3427 of Jabesh-gileadH3003H1568 heardH8085 19whatH834 the PhilistinesH6430 had doneH6213 to SaulH7586, 1220allH3605 the valiantH2428 menH376 roseH6965 and walkedH1980 allH3605 nightH3915, and tookH3947 the bodyH1472 of SaulH7586 and the bodiesH1472 of his sonsH1121 from the wallH2346 of Beth-shanH1052, and they cameH935 to JabeshH3003 and 21burnedH8313 them thereH8033. 13They tookH3947 their bonesH6106 and 22buriedH6912 them underH8478 23the tamariskH815 treeH815 at JabeshH3003, and 24fastedH6684 sevenH7651 daysH3117.