10:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa.
10:2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his
sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
10:3 And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit
him, and he was wounded by the archers.
10:4 Then said Saul to 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 greatly
afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
10:5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell
likewise on the sword, and died.
10:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died
together.
10:7 And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the valley
saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then
they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came
and dwelt in them.
10:8 And 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.
10:9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his
armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines around, to
carry tidings to their idols, and to the people.
10:10 And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and
fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
10:11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines
had done to Saul,
10:12 They arose, all the valiant men, 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.
10:13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed
against the LORD, [even] against the word of the LORD, which he
kept not, and also for asking [counsel] of [one that had] a
familiar spirit, to inquire [of it];
10:14 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and
turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
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