1 Samuel Chapter 31
31:1 | Now the Philistines fought against ![]() ![]() |
31:2 | And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul' sons. |
31:3 | And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. |
31:4 | Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy ![]() ![]() |
31:5 | And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his ![]() |
31:6 | So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same ![]() |
31:7 | And when the men of ![]() ![]() |
31:8 | And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. |
31:9 | And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish [it in] the ![]() |
31:10 | And they put his armour in the ![]() |
31:11 | And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; |
31:12 | 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. |
31:13 | And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven ![]() |