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Chapter 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. |
| 2 | And the
Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew
Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons. |
| 3 | And the battle
went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the
archers. |
| 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. |
| 5 | And when his
armourbearer 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 armourbearer,
and all his men, that same day together. |
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 10 | And they put his armor in the
house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
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| 11 | And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the
Philistines had done to Saul; |
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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. |
| 13 | And they
took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven
days. |
