Now the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ fought³⁸⁹⁸ against Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ fled⁵¹²⁷ from before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ and fell down⁵³⁰⁷ slain²⁴⁹¹ in mount²⁰²² Gilboa.¹⁵³³

And the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ followed hard¹⁶⁹² after³¹⁰ Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and after³¹⁰ his sons;¹¹²¹ and the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ slew⁵²²¹ Jonathan,³¹²⁹ and Abinadab,⁴¹ and Malchishua,⁴⁴⁴⁴ the sons¹¹²¹ of Saul.⁷⁵⁸⁶

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

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

And when his armourbearer⁵³⁷⁵ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ was dead,⁴¹⁹¹ he fell⁵³⁰⁷ likewise on the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and died.⁴¹⁹¹

So Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ died,⁴¹⁹¹ and his three⁷⁹⁶⁹ sons,¹¹²¹ and all his house¹⁰⁰⁴ died⁴¹⁹¹ together.³¹⁶²

And when all the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ that were in the valley⁶⁰¹⁰ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that they fled,⁵¹²⁷ and that Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ and his sons¹¹²¹ were dead,⁴¹⁹¹ then they forsook⁵⁸⁰⁰ their 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 sons¹¹²¹ fallen⁵³⁰⁷ in mount²⁰²² Gilboa.¹⁵³³

And when they had stripped⁶⁵⁸⁴ him, they took⁵³⁷⁵ his head,⁷²¹⁸ and his armour,³⁶²⁷ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ into the land⁷⁷⁶ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ round about,⁵⁴³⁹ to carry tidings¹³¹⁹ unto their idols,⁶⁰⁹¹ and to the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

And they put⁷⁷⁶⁰ his armour³⁶²⁷ in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of their mighty ones ⁴³⁰ and fastened⁸⁶²⁸ his head¹⁵³⁸ in the temple¹⁰⁰⁴ of Dagon.¹⁷¹²

And when all Jabeshgilead³⁰⁰³ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ all that the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ had done⁶²¹³ to Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶

They arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ all the valiant²⁴²⁸ men,³⁷⁶ and took away⁵³⁷⁵ the body¹⁴⁸⁰ of Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and the bodies¹⁴⁸⁰ of his sons,¹¹²¹ and brought⁹³⁵ them to Jabesh,³⁰⁰³ and buried⁶⁹¹² their bones⁶¹⁰⁶ under the oak⁴²⁴ in Jabesh,³⁰⁰³ and fasted⁶⁶⁸⁴ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days.³¹¹⁷

So Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ died⁴¹⁹¹ for his transgression⁴⁶⁰⁴ which he committed⁴⁶⁰³ against Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ even against the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ which he kept⁸¹⁰⁴ not, and also for asking⁷⁵⁹² counsel of one that had a familiar spirit,¹⁷⁸ to enquire¹⁸⁷⁵ of it;

Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6; Leviticus 20:27; 1 Samuel 28:7; 1 Samuel 15:24

And enquired¹⁸⁷⁵ not of Yahweh:³⁰⁶⁸ therefore he slew⁴¹⁹¹ him, and turned⁵⁴³⁷ the kingdom⁴⁴¹⁰ unto David¹⁷³² the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse.³⁴⁴⁸