1 Samuel Chapter 31

1 Samuel Chapter 31
1 Now the Philistines fought against
Israel, and the men of Israel fled away
from the Philistines, and they fell down
wounded in mount Gilboa. 2 And the
Philistines pressed sore upon Saul and
his sons, and slew Jonathan, and
Abinadab, and Malchishua Saul's sons.
3 And when the battle went sore against
Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him,
and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul unto his armor bearer,
Draw out thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith, lest the uncircumcised
come and thrust me through and mock
me: but his armor bearer would not, for
he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took
a sword and fell upon it.
5 And when his armor bearer saw that
Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his
sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and
his armor bearer, and all his men that
same day together.
7 And when the men of Israel that were
on the other side of the valley, and they
of the other side Jordan saw that the men
of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul
and his sons were dead, then they left the
cities, and ran away: and the Philistines
came and dwelt in them.
8 And on the morrow when the
Philistines were come to spoil them that
were slain, they found Saul and his three
sons lying in mount Gilboa, 9 And they
cut off his head, and stripped him out of
his armor, and sent into the land of the
Philistines on every side, that they
should publish it in the temple of their
idols, and among the people.
10 And they laid up his armor in the
house of Ashtaroth, but they hanged up
his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh
Gilead heard, what the Philistines had
done to Saul,
12 Then they arose (as many as were
strong men) 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,
13 And took their bones and buried them
under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven
days.