1 Samuel 31

Saul and His Sons Killed in Battle

11Now the PhilistinesH6430 were fightingH3898 against IsraelH3478, and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 fledH5127 from the PhilistinesH6430 but fellH5307 fatallyH2491 woundedH2491 2on MountH2022 GilboaH1533. 2And the PhilistinesH6430 also overtookH1692 SaulH7586 and his sonsH1121, and the PhilistinesH6430 3killedH5221 4JonathanH3083, AbinadabH41, and Malchi-shuaH4444, the sonsH1121 of SaulH7586. 35The battleH4421 wentH3513 heavilyH3513 againstH413 SaulH7586, and the archersH3384H376H7198 foundH4672 him; and he was gravelyH3966 woundedH2342 by the archersH3384. 46Then SaulH7586 saidH559 to his armorH3627 bearerH5375, “DrawH8025 your swordH2719 and pierceH1856 me throughH1856 with it, otherwiseH6435 7theseH428 uncircumcisedH6189 Philistines will comeH935 and pierceH1856 me throughH1856, and abuseH5953 me.” But his armorH3627 bearerH5375 was unwillingH3808H14, becauseH3588 he wasH3372 veryH3966 fearfulH3372. 8So SaulH7586 tookH3947 9his swordH2719 and fellH5307 on it. 5When his armorH3627 bearerH5375 sawH7200 that SaulH7586 was deadH4191, he alsoH1571 fellH5307 on his swordH2719 and diedH4191 with him. 6So SaulH7586 diedH4191 with his threeH7969 sonsH1121, his armorH3627 bearerH5375, and allH3605 his menH376 on that dayH3117 togetherH3164.

7Now when the peopleH376 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 settledH3427 in them.

8It cameH1961 aboutH1961 on the nextH4283 dayH4283, when the PhilistinesH6430 cameH935 to stripH6584 those killedH2491, 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 10throughoutH5439 the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430, 11to bringH1319 the goodH1319 newsH1319 12to the houseH1004 of their idolsH6091 and to the peopleH5971. 10They putH7760 his weaponsH3627 in the 13templeH1004 of 14AshtarothH6252, and 15they nailedH8628 his bodyH1472 to the wallH2346 of 16Beth-shanH1052. 11Now when 17the inhabitantsH3427 of Jabesh-gileadH3003H1568 heardH8085 18whatH834 the PhilistinesH6430 had doneH6213 to SaulH7586, 1219allH3605 the valiantH2428 menH376 gotH6965 upH6965 and walkedH1980 allH3605 nightH3915, and they tookH3947 the bodyH1472 of SaulH7586 and the bodiesH1472 of his sonsH1121 from the wallH2346 of Beth-shanH1052, and they cameH935 to JabeshH3003 and 20burnedH8313 them thereH8033. 13And they tookH3947 their bonesH6106 and 21buriedH6912 them underH8478 22the tamariskH815 treeH815 in JabeshH3003, and 23fastedH6684 for sevenH7651 daysH3117.