1Chr 10
1
Now the Philistines warred against Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines,
and fell down slain in mount Gelbue.
2
And the Philistines pursued after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines smote
Jonathan, and Aminadab, and Melchisue, sons of Saul.
3
And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers Gr. found hit him with bows and Gr. wounds arrows, and they were wounded
of the bows.
4
And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw your sword, and pierce me through with it,
lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he
was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5
And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.
6
So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his family died at the same
time.
7
And all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that Saul
and his sons were dead, and they left their cities, and fled: and the Philistines
came and dwelt in them.
8
And it came to pass on the next day that the Philistines came to strip the slain,
and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gelbue.
9
And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land
of the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to
the people.
10
And they put their armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the
house of Dagon.
11
And all the dwellers in Galaad heard of all that the Philistines Gr. did had done to Saul and to Israel.
12
And all the mighty men rose up from Galaad, and they took the body of Saul, and the
bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabis, and buried their bones under the oak
in Jabis, and fasted seven days.
13
So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against
the word of the Lord, seeing that as he kept it not, because Saul enquired of a wizard
to seek counsel, and Samuel the prophet answered him:
14
and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and turned the kingdom to David the son
of Jesse.