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1 Chronicles 10
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
WEB
World English Bible · 2000
1And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,
1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2and the Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of Saul.
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.
3And the battle <FI>is<Fi> heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,
3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
4and 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;
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.
5and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul <FI>is<Fi> dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;
5And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.
6and Saul dieth, and his three sons, and all his house--together they died.
6So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.
7And all the men of Israel who <FI>are<Fi> 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.
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.
8And 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,
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.
9and strip him, and bear away his head, and his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about to proclaim tidings <FI>to<Fi> their idols and the people,
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.
10and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.
10And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
11And all Jabesh-Gilead hear of all that the Philistines have done to Saul,
11And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12and 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.
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.
13And 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, --
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,