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

And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

2 T hen the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.

and the Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of Saul.

3 T he battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.

And the battle heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,

4 T hen Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come -- and have abused me.' And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;

5 A nd when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;

6 S o Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.

and Saul dieth, and his three sons, and all his house -- together they died.

7 A nd when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And all the men of Israel who in the valley see that they have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake their cities and flee, and the Philistines come and dwell in them.

8 S o it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and find Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa,

9 A nd they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among the people.

and strip him, and bear away his head, and his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about to proclaim tidings their idols and the people,

10 T hen they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.

11 A nd when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

And all Jabesh-Gilead hear of all that the Philistines have done to Saul,

12 a ll the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

and all the men of valour rise and bear away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and bring them in to Jabesh, and bury their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fast seven days.

13 S o Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance.

And Saul dieth because of his trespass that he trespassed against Jehovah, against the word of Jehovah that he kept not, and also for asking at a familiar spirit -- to inquire, --

14 B ut he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.