1 Samuel 31

  1 H6430 Now the Philistines H3898 fought [H8737]   H3478 against Israel H582 : and the men H3478 of Israel H5127 fled [H8799]   H6440 from before H6430 the Philistines H5307 , and fell down [H8799]   H2491 slain H2022 in mount H1533 Gilboa.

  2 H6430 And the Philistines H1692 followed hard [H8686]   H7586 upon Saul H1121 and upon his sons H6430 ; and the Philistines H5221 slew [H8686]   H3083 Jonathan H41 , and Abinadab H4444 , and Malchishua H7586 , Saul's H1121 sons.

  3 H4421 And the battle H3513 went sore [H8799]   H7586 against Saul H3384 , and the archers [H8688]   H582   H7198   H4672 hit [H8799]   H3966 him; and he was sore H2342 wounded [H8799]   H3384 of the archers [H8688]   H582   H7198  .

  4 H559 Then said [H8799]   H7586 Saul H5375 unto his armourbearer [H8802]   H3627   H8025 , Draw [H8798]   H2719 thy sword H1856 , and thrust me through [H8798]   H6189 therewith; lest these uncircumcised H935 come [H8799]   H1856 and thrust me through [H8804]   H5953 , and abuse [H8694]   H5375 me. But his armourbearer [H8802]   H3627   H14 would [H8804]   H3966 not; for he was sore H3372 afraid [H8804]   H7586 . Therefore Saul H3947 took [H8799]   H2719 a sword H5307 , and fell [H8799]   upon it.

  5 H5375 And when his armourbearer [H8802]   H3627   H7200 saw [H8799]   H7586 that Saul H4191 was dead [H8804]   H5307 , he fell [H8799]   H2719 likewise upon his sword H4191 , and died [H8799]   with him.

  6 H7586 So Saul H4191 died [H8799]   H7969 , and his three H1121 sons H5375 , and his armourbearer [H8802]   H3627   H582 , and all his men H3117 , that same day H3162 together.

  7 H582 And when the men H3478 of Israel H5676 that were on the other side H6010 of the valley H5676 , and they that were on the other side H3383 Jordan H7200 , saw [H8799]   H582 that the men H3478 of Israel H5127 fled [H8804]   H7586 , and that Saul H1121 and his sons H4191 were dead [H8804]   H5800 , they forsook [H8799]   H5892 the cities H5127 , and fled [H8799]   H6430 ; and the Philistines H935 came [H8799]   H3427 and dwelt [H8799]   in them.

  8 H4283 And it came to pass on the morrow H6430 , when the Philistines H935 came [H8799]   H6584 to strip [H8763]   H2491 the slain H4672 , that they found [H8799]   H7586 Saul H7969 and his three H1121 sons H5307 fallen [H8802]   H2022 in mount H1533 Gilboa.

  9 H3772 And they cut off [H8799]   H7218 his head H6584 , and stripped off [H8686]   H3627 his armour H7971 , and sent [H8762]   H776 into the land H6430 of the Philistines H5439 round about H1319 , to publish [H8763]   H1004 it in the house H6091 of their idols H5971 , and among the people.

  10 H7760 And they put [H8799]   H3627 his armour H1004 in the house H6252 of Ashtaroth [H8677]   H1045   H8628 : and they fastened [H8804]   H1472 his body H2346 to the wall H1052 of Bethshan.

  11 H3427 And when the inhabitants [H8802]   H3003 of Jabeshgilead H1568   H8085 heard [H8799]   H6430 of that which the Philistines H6213 had done [H8804]   H7586 to Saul;

  12 H2428 All the valiant H376 men [H8677]   H381   H6965 arose [H8799]   H3212 , and went [H8799]   H3915 all night H3947 , and took [H8799]   H1472 the body H7586 of Saul H1472 and the bodies H1121 of his sons H2346 from the wall H1052 of Bethshan H935 , and came [H8799]   H3003 to Jabesh H8313 , and burnt [H8799]   them there.

  13 H3947 And they took [H8799]   H6106 their bones H6912 , and buried [H8799]   H815 them under a tree H3003 at Jabesh H6684 , and fasted [H8799]   H7651 seven H3117 days.