1Samuel:31

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* Now the Philistines fought against Israel ; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines , and fell slain on Mount Gilboa . * Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons . And the Philistines killed Jonathan , Abinadab , and Malchishua , Saul 's sons . * The battle became fierce against Saul . The archers hit him , and he was severely wounded by the archers . * Then Saul said to his armorbearer , "Draw your sword , and thrust me through with it , lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me ." But his armorbearer would not , for he was greatly afraid . Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it . * And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead , he also fell on his sword , and died with him . * So Saul , his three sons , his armorbearer , and all his men died together that same day . * And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley , and those who were on the other side of the Jordan , saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead , they forsook the cities and fled ; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them . * So it happened the next day , when the Philistines came to strip the slain , that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa . * And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor , and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines , to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people . * Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths , and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan . * Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul , * all the valiant men arose and traveled all night , and 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 . * Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh , and fasted seven days .

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