Study Desk

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines but fell fatally wounded on Mount Gilboa.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

And the Philistines also overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.

The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was gravely wounded by the archers.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised Philistines will come and pierce me through, and abuse me." But his armor bearer was unwilling, because he was very fearful. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together.

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

Now when the people of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, with those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the Philistines came and settled in them.

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip those killed, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to bring the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they nailed his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

all the valiant men got up and walked all night, and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.

All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.

And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.