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1 Samuel 31

Saul's Overthrow and Death

And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.

The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers [a]hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.

Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and [b]abuse me.”
But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.

And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him.

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.

So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.

The Philistines Possess the Towns

And when the men of Israel that were on this side of the valley, and [they] that were on this side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent [them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people.

And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people.

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth[c] Shan.

Jabesh-Gilead's Tribute to Saul

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

all the valiant men arose and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burned them there.

all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.

And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

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