Dual Panel1Now the Philistines<6430> were fighting<3898> against Israel<3478>, and the men<376> of Israel<3478> fled<5127> from before<6440> the Philistines<6430> and fell<5307> slain<2491> on Mount<2022> Gilboa<1533>.
2The Philistines<6430> overtook<1692> Saul<7586> and his sons<1121>; and the Philistines<6430> killed<5221> Jonathan<3083> and Abinadab<41> and Malchi-shua<4444> the sons<1121> of Saul<7586>.
3The battle<4421> went<3513> heavily<3513> against<413> Saul<7586>, and the archers<3384><376><7198> hit<4672> him; and he was badly<3966> wounded<2342> by the archers<3384>.
4Then Saul<7586> said<559> to his armor<3627> bearer<5375>, "Draw<8025> your sword<2719> and pierce<1856> me through<1856> with it, otherwise<6435> these<428> uncircumcised<6189> will come<935> and pierce<1856> me through<1856> and make<5953> sport<5953> of me." But his armor<3627> bearer<5375> would<14> not, for he was greatly<3966> afraid<3372>. So Saul<7586> took<3947> his sword<2719> and fell<5307> on it.
5When his armor<3627> bearer<5375> saw<7200> that Saul<7586> was dead<4191>, he also<1571> fell<5307> on his sword<2719> and died<4191> with him.
6Thus Saul<7586> died<4191> with his three<7969> sons<1121>, his armor<3627> bearer<5375>, and all<3605> his men<376> on that day<3117> together<3164>.
7When the men<376> of Israel<3478> who<834> were on the other<5676> side<5676> of the valley<6010>, with those who<834> were beyond<5676> the Jordan<3383>, saw<7200> that the men<376> of Israel<3478> had fled<5127> and that Saul<7586> and his sons<1121> were dead<4191>, they abandoned<5800> the cities<5892> and fled<5127>; then the Philistines<6430> came<935> and lived<3427> in them.
8It came<1961> about on the next<4283> day<4283> when the Philistines<6430> came<935> to strip<6584> the slain<2491>, that they found<4672> Saul<7586> and his three<7969> sons<1121> fallen<5307> on Mount<2022> Gilboa<1533>.
9They cut<3772> off<3772> his head<7218> and stripped<6584> off<6584> his weapons<3627>, and sent<7971> them throughout<5439> the land<776> of the Philistines<6430>, to carry<1319> the good news<1319> to the house<1004> of their idols<6091> and to the people<5971>.
10They put<7760> his weapons<3627> in the temple<1004> of Ashtaroth<6252>, and they fastened<8628> his body<1472> to the wall<2346> of Beth-shan<1052>.
11Now when the inhabitants<3427> of Jabesh-gilead<3003><1568> heard<8085> what<834> the Philistines<6430> had done<6213> to Saul<7586>,
12all<3605> the valiant<2428> men<376> rose<6965> and walked<1980> all<3605> night<3915>, and took<3947> the body<1472> of Saul<7586> and the bodies<1472> of his sons<1121> from the wall<2346> of Beth-shan<1052>, and they came<935> to Jabesh<3003> and burned<8313> them there<8033>.
13They took<3947> their bones<6106> and buried<6912> them under<8478> the tamarisk<815> tree<815> at Jabesh<3003>, and fasted<6684> seven<7651> days<3117>.