31:1 And the Philistines fought with Israel:
and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and they fall down
wounded in the mountain in Gelbue.
31:2 And the Philistines press closely on Saul and his sons, and the
Philistines smite Jonathan, and Aminadab, and Melchisa son of Saul.
31:3 And the battle prevails against Saul, and the shooters with arrows,
even the archers find him, and he was wounded under the ribs.
31:4 And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword and pierce me
through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through, and
mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he feared greatly: so Saul
took his sword and fell upon it.
31:5 And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he fell also himself
upon his sword, and died with him.
31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, in that dy
together.
31:7 And the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and
those beyond Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his
sons were dead; and they leave their cities and flee: and the Philistines
come and dwell in them.
31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow that the Philistines come to strip
the dead, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on the mountains of
Gelbue.
31:9 And they turned him, and stripped off his armour, and sent it into the
land of the Philistines, sending round glad tidings to their idols and to
the people.
31:10 And they set up his armour at the temple of Astarte, and they fastened
his body on the wall of Baethsam.
31:11 And the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad hear what the Philistines did to
Saul.
31:12 And they rose up, [even] every man of might, and marched all night,
and took the body of Saul and the body of Jonathan his son from the wall of
Baethsam; and they bring them to Jabis, and burn them there.
31:13 And they take their bones, and bury them in the field that is in Jabis,
and fast seven days. |
31:1 Now the Philistines fought against
Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell
down slain in mount Gilboa.
31:2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the
Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
31:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he
was sore wounded of the archers.
31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and
abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore
Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
31:5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon
his sword, and died with him.
31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his
men, that same day together.
31:7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley,
and they that were on the other side 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.
31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip
the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
31:9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into
the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their
idols, and among the people.
31:10 And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened
his body to the wall of Bethshan.
31:11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the
Philistines had done to Saul;
31:12 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 Bethshan, and came to
Jabesh, and burnt them there.
31:13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and
fasted seven days. |