1 Samuel 31

1Now the PhilistinesH6430 foughtH3898 against IsraelH3478: and the menH582 of IsraelH3478 fledH5127 from beforeH6440 the PhilistinesH6430, and fell downH5307 slainH2491 in mountH2022 GilboaH1533.1 2And the PhilistinesH6430 followed hardH1692 upon SaulH7586 and upon his sonsH1121; and the PhilistinesH6430 slewH5221 JonathanH3083, and AbinadabH41, and Malchi–shuaH4444, Saul’sH7586 sonsH1121. 3And the battleH4421 went soreH3513 against SaulH7586, and the archersH7198H582H3384 hitH4672 him; and he was soreH3966 woundedH2342 of the archersH7198H582H3384.23 4Then saidH559 SaulH7586 unto his armourbearerH3627H5375, DrawH8025 thy swordH2719, and thrust me throughH1856 therewith; lest these uncircumcisedH6189 comeH935 and thrust me throughH1856, and abuseH5953 me. But his armourbearerH3627H5375 wouldH14 not; for he was soreH3966 afraidH3372. Therefore SaulH7586 tookH3947 a swordH2719, and fellH5307 upon it.4 5And when his armourbearerH3627H5375 sawH7200 that SaulH7586 was deadH4191, he fellH5307 likewise upon his swordH2719, and diedH4191 with him. 6So SaulH7586 diedH4191, and his threeH7969 sonsH1121, and his armourbearerH3627H5375, and all his menH582, that same dayH3117 togetherH3162.

7And when the menH582 of IsraelH3478 that were on the other sideH5676 of the valleyH6010, and they that were on the other sideH5676 JordanH3383, sawH7200 that the menH582 of IsraelH3478 fledH5127, and that SaulH7586 and his sonsH1121 were deadH4191, they forsookH5800 the citiesH5892, and fledH5127; and the PhilistinesH6430 cameH935 and dweltH3427 in them. 8And it came to pass on the morrowH4283, when the PhilistinesH6430 cameH935 to stripH6584 the slainH2491, that they foundH4672 SaulH7586 and his threeH7969 sonsH1121 fallenH5307 in mountH2022 GilboaH1533. 9And they cut offH3772 his headH7218, and stripped offH6584 his armourH3627, and sentH7971 into the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430 round aboutH5439, to publishH1319 it in the houseH1004 of their idolsH6091, and among the peopleH5971. 10And they putH7760 his armourH3627 in the houseH1004 of AshtarothH1045H6252: and they fastenedH8628 his bodyH1472 to the wallH2346 of Beth–shanH1052.

11And when the inhabitantsH3427 of Jabesh–gileadH1568H3003 heardH8085 of that which the PhilistinesH6430 had doneH6213 to SaulH7586;5 12All the valiantH2428 menH381H376 aroseH6965, and wentH3212 all nightH3915, and tookH3947 the bodyH1472 of SaulH7586 and the bodiesH1472 of his sonsH1121 from the wallH2346 of Beth–shanH1052, and cameH935 to JabeshH3003, and burntH8313 them there. 13And they tookH3947 their bonesH6106, and buriedH6912 them under a treeH815 at JabeshH3003, and fastedH6684 sevenH7651 daysH3117.