Chapter 10

Now the Philistines fought⁸ against Israel; and the men of Israel fled⁴ from before the Philistines, and fell down⁴ slain in mount Gilboa.

And the Philistines followed hard⁵⁵ after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew⁵⁵ Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

And the battle went sore⁴ against Saul, and the archers^{56 7198} hit⁴ him, and he was wounded⁴ of the archers.⁶

Then said⁴ Saul to his armourbearer,^{6 3627} Draw³ thy sword, and thrust me through³ therewith; lest these uncircumcised come⁴ and abuse⁹⁸ me. But his armourbearer^{6 3627} would¹ not; for he was sore afraid.¹ So Saul took⁴ a sword, and fell⁴ upon it.

And when his armourbearer^{6 3627} saw⁴ that Saul was dead,¹ he fell⁴ likewise on the sword, and died.⁴

So Saul died,⁴ and his three sons, and all his house died¹ together.

And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the valley saw⁴ that they fled,¹ and that Saul and his sons were dead,¹ then they forsook⁴ their cities, and fled:⁴ and the Philistines came⁴ and dwelt⁴ in them.

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came⁴ to strip¹⁵ the slain, that they found⁴ Saul and his sons fallen⁶ in mount Gilboa.

And when they had stripped⁵⁵ him, they took⁴ his head, and his armour, and sent¹⁷ into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings¹⁵ unto their idols, and to the people.

And they put⁴ his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened¹ his head in the temple of Dagon.

And when all Jabeshgilead ¹⁵⁶⁸ heard⁴ all that the Philistines had done¹ to Saul,

They arose,⁴ all the valiant men, and took away⁴ the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought⁵⁵ them to Jabesh, and buried⁴ their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted⁴ seven days.

So Saul died⁴ for his transgression which he committed¹ against the LORD, [even] against the word of the LORD, which he kept¹ not, and also for asking² [counsel] of [one that had] a familiar spirit, to enquire² [of it];

And enquired¹ not of the LORD: therefore he slew⁵⁵ him, and turned⁵⁵ the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.