1 Samuel 31

1 ♥ 📝 N ow the Philistines^H6430 fought^H3898 against Israel:^H3478 and the men^H582 of Israel^H3478 fled^H5127 from before^H6440 the Philistines,^H6430 and fell down^H5307 slain^H2491 in mount^H2022 Gilboa.^H1533

2 ♥ 📝 And the Philistines^H6430 followed hard^H1692 upon Saul^H7586 and upon his sons;^H1121 and the Philistines^H6430 slew^H5221 Jonathan,^H3083 and Abinadab,^H41 and Malchi-shua,^H4444 the sons^H1121 of Saul.^H7586

3 ♥ 📝 And the battle^H4421 went sore^H3513 against Saul,^H7586 and the archers^H582 overtook^H4672 him; and he was greatly^H3966 distressed^H2342 by reason of the archers.^H582

4 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Saul^H7586 to his armorbearer,^H5375 Draw^H8025 thy sword,^H2719 and thrust me through^H1856 therewith, lest these uncircumcised^H6189 come^H935 and thrust me through,^H1856 and abuse^H5953 me. But his armorbearer^H5375 would^H14 not; for he was sore^H3966 afraid.^H3372 Therefore Saul^H7586 took^H3947 his sword,^H2719 and fell^H5307 upon it.

5 ♥ 📝 And when his armorbearer^H5375 saw^H7200 that Saul^H7586 was dead,^H4191 he likewise fell^H5307 upon his sword,^H2719 and died^H4191 with him.

6 ♥ 📝 So Saul^H7586 died,^H4191 and his three^H7969 sons,^H1121 and his armorbearer,^H5375 and all his men,^H582 that same day^H3117 together.^H3162

7 ♥ 📝 And when the men^H582 of Israel^H3478 that were on the other side^H5676 of the valley,^H6010 and they that were beyond^H5676 the Jordan,^H3383 saw^H7200 that the men^H582 of Israel^H3478 fled,^H5127 and that Saul^H7586 and his sons^H1121 were dead,^H4191 they forsook^H5800 the cities,^H5892 and fled;^H5127 and the Philistines^H6430 came^H935 and dwelt^H3427 in them.

8 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass on the morrow,^H4283 when the Philistines^H6430 came^H935 to strip^H6584 the slain,^H2491 that they found^H4672 Saul^H7586 and his three^H7969 sons^H1121 fallen^H5307 in mount^H2022 Gilboa.^H1533

9 ♥ 📝 And they cut off^H3772 his head,^H7218 and stripped off^H6584 his armor,^H3627 and sent^H7971 into the land^H776 of the Philistines^H6430 round about,^H5439 to carry the tidings^H1319 unto the house^H1004 of their idols,^H6091 and to the people.^H5971

10 ♥ 📝 And they put^H7760 his armor^H3627 in the house^H1004 of the Ashtaroth;^H6252 and they fastened^H8628 his body^H1472 to the wall^H2346 of Beth-shan.^H1052

11 ♥ 📝 And when the inhabitants^H3427 of Jabesh-gilead^H3003 heard^H8085 concerning him that which the Philistines^H6430 had done^H6213 to Saul,^H7586

12 ♥ 📝 all the valiant^H2428 men^H376 arose,^H6965 and went^H3212 all night,^H3915 and took^H3947 the body^H1472 of Saul^H7586 and the bodies^H1472 of his sons^H1121 from the wall^H2346 of Beth-shan;^H1052 and they came^H935 to Jabesh,^H3003 and burnt^H8313 them there.

13 ♥ 📝 And they took^H3947 their bones,^H6106 and buried^H6912 them under the tamarisk-tree^H815 in Jabesh,^H3003 and fasted^H6684 seven^H7651 days.^H3117