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1 Chronicles 10
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1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
1The Philistines fought against Israel, and the Israelite soldiers fled from them, but many were killed on Mount Gilboa.
2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
2The Philistines chased hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua.
3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
3The fighting grew heavy around Saul, and the archers found their mark and wounded him.
4Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
4Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and kill me, so these godless foreigners don't come and humiliate me.' But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused, so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
5And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.
5When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
6So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.
6So Saul and his three sons died; his entire family died together.
7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
7When the Israelites living in the valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and ran away. Then the Philistines came and lived in those towns.
8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead bodies, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
9They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the news to their idols and their people.
10And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
10They put Saul's armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head to the wall of the temple of Dagon.
11And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
11When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
12all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
12all their brave men went and got the bodies of Saul and his sons. They brought them to Jabesh, buried their bones under the oak tree there, and fasted for seven days.
13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,
13Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD. He did not obey the LORD’S word, and he even consulted a medium for advice,