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The First Book of Samuel

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- Chapter 31 -

(2 Samuel 1:1–16; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)
1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down dead on Mount Gilboa.
2
The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons. The Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, his sons.
3
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers overtook him. He was in severe pain because of them.
4
Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it. Otherwise, these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
5
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died with him.
6
So Saul died, his three sons, and his armor bearer-these men all died together that same day.

The Philistines Possess the Towns

(1 Chronicles 10:7–10)
7
When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived in them.
8
It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9
They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent messengers into the land of the Philistines throughout to carry the news to their idols’ temples and to the people.
10
They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his body to the city wall of Beth Shan.

Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul

(1 Chronicles 10:11–14)
11
When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12
all the fighting men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan. They went to Jabesh and burned them there.
13
Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
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(2 Samuel 1:1–16; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)
1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
2
The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3
The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
4
Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.
5
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
6
So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.

The Philistines Possess the Towns

(1 Chronicles 10:7–10)
7
When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
8
On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9
They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people.
10
They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.

Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul

(1 Chronicles 10:11–14)
11
When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12
all the valiant men arose, 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 burned them there.
13
They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk(a) tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Footnotes

(a)31:13 or, salt cedar
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