Now the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ fought³⁸⁹⁸ against Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and the men⁵⁸² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ fled⁵¹²⁷ from before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ and fell down⁵³⁰⁷ slain²⁴⁹¹ in mount²⁰²² Gilboa.¹⁵³³

And the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ followed hard¹⁶⁹² upon Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ and upon his sons;¹¹²¹ and the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ slew⁵²²¹ Jonathan,³⁰⁸³ and Abinadab,⁴¹ and Malchishua,⁴⁴⁴⁴ Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ sons.¹¹²¹

And the battle⁴⁴²¹ went sore³⁵¹³ against Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and the archers³³⁸⁴ hit⁴⁶⁷² him; and he was sore³⁹⁶⁶ wounded²³⁴² of the archers.³³⁸⁴

Then said⁵⁵⁹ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ unto his armourbearer,⁵³⁷⁵ Draw⁸⁰²⁵ thy sword,²⁷¹⁹ and thrust me through¹⁸⁵⁶ therewith; lest these uncircumcised⁶¹⁸⁹ come⁹³⁵ and thrust me through,¹⁸⁵⁶ and abuse⁵⁹⁵³ me. But his armourbearer⁵³⁷⁵ would¹⁴ not; for he was sore³⁹⁶⁶ afraid.³³⁷² Therefore Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ took³⁹⁴⁷ a sword,²⁷¹⁹ and fell⁵³⁰⁷ upon it.

And when his armourbearer⁵³⁷⁵ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ was dead,⁴¹⁹¹ he fell⁵³⁰⁷ likewise upon his sword,²⁷¹⁹ and died⁴¹⁹¹ with him.

So Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ died,⁴¹⁹¹ and his three⁷⁹⁶⁹ sons,¹¹²¹ and his armourbearer,⁵³⁷⁵ and all his men,⁵⁸² that same day³¹¹⁷ together.³¹⁶²

And when the men⁵⁸² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ that were on the other side⁵⁶⁷⁶ of the valley,⁶⁰¹⁰ and they that were on the other side⁵⁶⁷⁶ Jordan,³³⁸³ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that the men⁵⁸² of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ fled,⁵¹²⁷ and that Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ and his sons¹¹²¹ were dead,⁴¹⁹¹ they forsook⁵⁸⁰⁰ the cities,⁵⁸⁹² and fled;⁵¹²⁷ and the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ came⁹³⁵ and dwelt³⁴²⁷ in them.

And it came to pass on the morrow,⁴²⁸³ when the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ came⁹³⁵ to strip⁶⁵⁸⁴ the slain,²⁴⁹¹ that they found⁴⁶⁷² Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ and his three⁷⁹⁶⁹ sons¹¹²¹ fallen⁵³⁰⁷ in mount²⁰²² Gilboa.¹⁵³³

And they cut off³⁷⁷² his head,⁷²¹⁸ and stripped off⁶⁵⁸⁴ his armour,³⁶²⁷ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ into the land⁷⁷⁶ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ to publish¹³¹⁹ it in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of their idols,⁶⁰⁹¹ and among the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

And they put⁷⁷⁶⁰ his armour³⁶²⁷ in the house of Ashtaroth:¹⁰⁰⁴ and they fastened⁸⁶²⁸ his body¹⁴⁷² to the wall²³⁴⁶ of Bethshan.¹⁰⁵²

And when the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jabeshgilead³⁰⁰³ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ of that which the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ had done⁶²¹³ to Saul;⁷⁵⁸⁶

All the valiant²⁴²⁸ men³⁷⁶ arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and went³²¹² all night,³⁹¹⁵ and took³⁹⁴⁷ the body¹⁴⁷² of Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ and the bodies¹⁴⁷² of his sons¹¹²¹ from the wall²³⁴⁶ of Bethshan,¹⁰⁵² and came⁹³⁵ to Jabesh,³⁰⁰³ and burnt⁸³¹³ them there.

And they took³⁹⁴⁷ their bones,⁶¹⁰⁶ and buried⁶⁹¹² them under a tree⁸¹⁵ at Jabesh,³⁰⁰³ and fasted⁶⁶⁸⁴ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days.³¹¹⁷