The Death of Saul
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 close upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
3   And the battle went hard against Saul, and the   archers   hit   him;   and   he   was   severely wounded of the archers.
4   Then said Saul unto his armorbearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these   uncircumcised   come   and   thrust   me through,  and  abuse  me.  But  his  armorbearer would not; for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5   And when his armorbearer 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 armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7   And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side of 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 the next day, 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  proclaim  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.
11   And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
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.