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1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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1. Now the Philistines H6430 fought H3898 against Israel H3478 : and the men H376 of Israel H3478 fled H5127 from before H4480 H6440 the Philistines H6430 , and fell down H5307 slain H2491 in mount H2022 Gilboa H1533 .
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2. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi�shua, the sons of Saul.
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2. And the Philistines H6430 followed hard upon H1692 H853 Saul H7586 and upon his sons H1121 ; and the Philistines H6430 slew H5221 H853 Jonathan H3083 , and Abinadab H41 , and Malchi H4444 -shua, Saul H7586 's sons H1121 .
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3. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
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3. And the battle H4421 went sore H3513 against H413 Saul H7586 , and the archers H3384 H376 hit H4672 him ; and he was sore H3966 wounded H2342 of the archers H4480 H3384 .
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4. Then said Saul to 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 his sword, and fell upon it.
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4. Then said H559 Saul H7586 unto his armorbearer H5375 H3627 , Draw H8025 thy sword H2719 , and thrust me through H1856 therewith; lest H6435 these H428 uncircumcised H6189 come H935 and thrust me through H1856 , and abuse H5953 me . But his armorbearer H5375 H3627 would H14 not H3808 ; for H3588 he was sore H3966 afraid H3372 . Therefore Saul H7586 took H3947 H853 a sword H2719 , and fell H5307 upon H5921 it.
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5. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
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5. And when his armorbearer H5375 H3627 saw H7200 that H3588 Saul H7586 was dead H4191 , he H1931 fell H5307 likewise H1571 upon H5921 his sword H2719 , and died H4191 with H5973 him.
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6. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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6. So Saul H7586 died H4191 , and his three H7969 sons H1121 , and his armorbearer H5375 H3627 , and H1571 all H3605 his men H376 , that same H1931 day H3117 together H3162 .
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7. And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond 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.
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7. And when the men H376 of Israel H3478 that H834 were on the other side H5676 of the valley H6010 , and they that H834 were on the other side H5676 Jordan H3383 , saw H7200 that H3588 the men H376 of Israel H3478 fled H5127 , and that H3588 Saul H7586 and his sons H1121 were dead H4191 , they forsook H5800 H853 the cities H5892 , and fled H5127 ; and the Philistines H6430 came H935 and dwelt H3427 in them H2004 .
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8. 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.
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8. And it came to pass H1961 on the morrow H4480 H4283 , when the Philistines H6430 came H935 to strip H6584 H853 the slain H2491 , that they found H4672 H853 Saul H7586 and his three H7969 sons H1121 fallen H5307 in mount H2022 Gilboa H1533 .
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9. And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.
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9. And they cut off H3772 H853 his head H7218 , and stripped off H6584 H853 his armor H3627 , and sent H7971 into the land H776 of the Philistines H6430 round about H5439 , to publish H1319 it in the house H1004 of their idols H6091 , and among H854 the people H5971 .
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10. And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth�shan.
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10. And they put H7760 H853 his armor H3627 in the house H1004 of Ashtaroth H6252 : and they fastened H8628 his body H1472 to the wall H2346 of Beth H1052 -shan.
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11. And when the inhabitants of Jabesh�gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
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11. And when the inhabitants H3427 of Jabesh H3003 H1568 -gilead heard H8085 H413 H853 of that which H834 the Philistines H6430 had done H6213 to Saul H7586 ;
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12. 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 Beth�shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
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12. All H3605 the valiant H2428 men H376 arose H6965 , and went H1980 all H3605 night H3915 , and took H3947 H853 the body H1472 of Saul H7586 and the bodies H1472 of his sons H1121 from the wall H4480 H2346 of Beth H1052 -shan , and came H935 to Jabesh H3003 , and burnt H8313 them there H8033 .
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13. And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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13. And they took H3947 H853 their bones H6106 , and buried H6912 them under H8478 a tree H815 at Jabesh H3003 , and fasted H6684 seven H7651 days H3117 .
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