1 Samuel 31

1And the Philistines are fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

1Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

2and the Philistines follow Saul and his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul.

2And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and they put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

3And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him--men with bow--and he is pained greatly by the archers;

3And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.

4and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come--these uncircumcised--and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;' and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it.

4Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself.

5And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul <FI>is<Fi> dead, and he falleth--he also--on his sword, and dieth with him;

5And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death.

6and Saul dieth, and three of his sons, and the bearer of his weapons, also all his men, on that day together.

6So death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day.

7And they see--the men of Israel, who <FI>are<Fi> beyond the valley, and who <FI>are<Fi> beyond the Jordan--that the men of Israel have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake the cities and flee, and Philistines come in, and dwell in them.

7And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

8And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa,

8Now on the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his three sons dead on the earth in Mount Gilboa.

9and they cut off his head, and strip off his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim tidings <FI>in<Fi> the house of their idols, and <FI>among<Fi> the people;

9And cutting off his head and taking away his war-dress, they sent word into the land of the Philistines round about, to take the news to their gods and to the people.

10and they place his weapons <FI>in<Fi> the house of Ashtaroth, and his body they have fixed on the wall of Beth-Shan.

10His war-dress they put in the house of Astarte; and his body was fixed on the wall of Beth-shan.

11And they hear regarding it--the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead--that which the Philistines have done to Saul,

11And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

12and all the men of valour arise, and go all the night, and take the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth-Shan, and come in to Jabesh, and burn them there,

12All the fighting men got up and, travelling all night, took Saul's body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh and had them burned there.

13and they take their bones, and bury <FI>them<Fi> under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and fast seven days.

13And their bones they put in the earth under a tree in Jabesh; and for seven days they took no food.