1 N ow the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

2 A nd the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons.

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

3 T he battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers severely wounded him.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.

4 S aul said to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword and thrust me through, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse and mock me. But his armor-bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took a sword and fell upon it.

Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

5 W hen his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword and died with him.

And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.

6 S o Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died that day together.

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.

7 A nd when the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelites had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And when the men of Israel that were on this side of the valley, and that were on this side of the 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 T he next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

9 T hey cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his armor and sent them round about the land of the Philistines to publish it in the house of their idols and among the people.

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people.

10 A nd they put Saul’s armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

11 W hen the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 A ll the valiant men arose and went all night, and they took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan and came to Jabesh and cremated them there.

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 Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burned them there.

13 A nd they took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.