1 Samuel 31:1 Now the Philistines6430 fought3898 against Israel:3478 and the men582 of Israel3478 fled5127 from before6440 the Philistines,6430 and fell down5307 slain2491{Or, wounded} in mount2022 Gilboa.1533 cr 2 And the Philistines6430 followed hard1692 upon Saul7586 and upon his sons;1121 and the Philistines6430 slew5221 Jonathan,3083 and Abinadab,41 and Malchishua,4444 Saul's7586 sons.1121 cr 3 And the battle4421 went sore3513 against Saul,7586 and the archers3384 582 7198{Heb. shooters, men with bows} hit4672 him;{Heb. found him} and he was sore3966 wounded2342 of the archers.3384 582 7198 cr 4 Then said559 Saul7586 unto his armourbearer,5375 3627 Draw8025 thy sword,2719 and thrust me through1856 therewith; lest these uncircumcised6189 come935 and thrust me through,1856 and abuse5953 me.{Or, mock me} But his armourbearer5375 3627 would14 not; for he was sore3966 afraid.3372 Therefore Saul7586 took3947 a sword,2719 and fell5307 upon it. cr 5 And when his armourbearer5375 3627 saw7200 that Saul7586 was dead,4191 he fell5307 likewise upon his sword,2719 and died4191 with him. cr 6 So Saul7586 died,4191 and his three7969 sons,1121 and his armourbearer,5375 3627 and all his men,582 that same day3117 together.3162 cr 7 And when the men582 of Israel3478 that were on the other side5676 of the valley,6010 and they that were on the other side5676 Jordan,3383 saw7200 that the men582 of Israel3478 fled,5127 and that Saul7586 and his sons1121 were dead,4191 they forsook5800 the cities,5892 and fled;5127 and the Philistines6430 came935 and dwelt3427 in them. cr

1 Samuel 31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow,4283 when the Philistines6430 came935 to strip6584 the slain,2491 that they found4672 Saul7586 and his three7969 sons1121 fallen5307 in mount2022 Gilboa.1533 cr 9 And they cut off3772 his head,7218 and stripped off6584 his armour,3627 and sent7971 into the land776 of the Philistines6430 round about,5439 to publish1319 it in the house1004 of their idols,6091 and among the people.5971 cr 10 And they put7760 his armour3627 in the house1004 of Ashtaroth:6252 1045 and they fastened8628 his body1472 to the wall2346 of Bethshan.1052 cr

1 Samuel 31:11 And when the inhabitants3427 of Jabeshgilead3003 1568 heard8085 of that which{Or, concerning him} the Philistines6430 had done6213 to Saul;7586 cr 12 All the valiant2428 men376 381 arose,6965 and went3212 all night,3915 and took3947 the body1472 of Saul7586 and the bodies1472 of his sons1121 from the wall2346 of Bethshan,1052 and came935 to Jabesh,3003 and burnt8313 them there. cr 13 And they took3947 their bones,6106 and buried6912 them under a tree815 at Jabesh,3003 and fasted6684 seven7651 days.3117 cr