“1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel
fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and
the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of
Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him,
and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer,
Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these
uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he
was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his
armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and
died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died
together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the valley saw
that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook
their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.”
“8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to
strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount
Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his
armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry
tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour
in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of
Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had
done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body
of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and
buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So
Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD,
[even] against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for
asking [counsel] of [one that had] a familiar spirit, to enquire [of
it]; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned
the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.” (1 Chronicles 10:1-14 AV)
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