1 Chronicles, 10

1. The Philistines gave battle to Israel and the Israelites, fleeing from the Philistines, fell and were slaughtered on Mount Gilboa.

1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilbo'a.

2. The Philistines bore down on Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

2. And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abin'adab and Mal'chishu'a, the sons of Saul.

3. The fighting grew fiercer round Saul; the archers came upon him, and he was wounded by the archers.

3. The battle pressed hard upon Saul, and the archers found him; and he was wounded by the archers.

4. Saul then said to his armour-bearer, 'Draw your sword and run me through with it. I do not want these uncircumcised men to come and make fun of me.' But his armour-bearer was very much afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

4. Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and make sport of me." But his armor-bearer would not; for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword, and fell upon it.

5. His armour-bearer, seeing that Saul was dead, fell on his sword too and died with him.

5. And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword, and died.

6. Thus died Saul, his three sons and his entire household together.

6. Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together.

7. When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the Israelites had been routed and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. The Philistines then came and occupied them.

7. And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

8. When the Philistines came on the following day to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons lying on Mount Gilboa.

8. On the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilbo'a.

9. They stripped him and, taking his head and his armour, had these carried round the territory of the Philistines to proclaim the good news to their idols and their people.

9. And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to their idols and to the people.

10. They placed his armour in the temple of their gods and nailed his head up in the temple of Dagon.

10. And they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

11. When all the inhabitants of Jabesh in Gilead heard everything that the Philistines had done to Saul,

11. But when all Ja'besh-gil'ead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12. the warriors all set out and took the bodies of Saul and his sons away; they brought them to Jabesh and buried their bones under the tamarisk of Jabesh and fasted for seven days.

12. all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13. Thus died Saul in the infidelity of which he had been guilty towards Yahweh, in that he had not obeyed the word of Yahweh and because he had consulted a necromancer for guidance.

13. So Saul died for his unfaithfulness; he was unfaithful to the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance,

14. He had not consulted Yahweh, who therefore caused his death and transferred the monarchy to David son of Jesse.

14. and did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD slew him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.