1Chronicles:10:1-14

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* Now the Philistines fought against Israel : and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines , and there fell down slain on mount Gilboa ’. * And the Philistines pursuing them overtook Saul and his sons ; and the Philistines smote Jonathan , and ‘Abinadab , and Malkishua ’, the sons of Saul . * And the battle was heavy against Saul , and he was found by the archers , and he was greatly in dread of the archers . * And Saul said to his armor –bearer , Draw thy sword , and thrust me through therewith ; lest these uncircumcised come and wantonly ill –use me . But his armor –bearer would not ; for he was greatly afraid : wherefore Saul took the sword and fell upon it . * And when the armor –bearer saw that Saul was dead , then fell he likewise on the sword , and died . * Thus died Saul and his three sons ; and all his household died together . * And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they had fled , and that Saul and his sons were dead : they forsook their cities , and fled , and the Philistines came and dwelt in them . * And it came to pass on the morrow , that the Philistines came to strip the slain ; and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa ’. * And they stripped him , and they carried away his head , and his armor , and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about , to publish it to their idols , and to the people . * And they put his armor in the house of their gods , and his skull they fastened in the temple of Dagon . * And when all Yabesh –gil ’ad heard all the Philistines had done to Saul : * Then arose all the valiant men , and carried away the body of Saul , and the bodies of his sons , and brought them to Yabesh ; and they buried their bones under the terebinth in Yabesh , and they fasted seven days . * And died Saul for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord , because of the word of the Lord which he had not kept , and also for asking one of a familiar spirit to inquire of the same ; * And had not inquired of the Lord : therefore he slew him , and turned over the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse .

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