031:001

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons

031:002

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers

031:003

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

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And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him

031:005

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

031:006

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

031:007

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

031:008

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people

031:009

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan

031:010

And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul

031:011

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

031:012

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