1 As they pressed their attack on Israel, with the Israelites fleeing before them and falling mortally wounded on Mount Gilboa,
2 the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons closely, and slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul.
3 The battle raged around Saul, and the archers hit him; he was pierced through the abdomen.
4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, lest these uncircumcised come and make sport of me." But his armor-bearer, badly frightened, refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.
5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell upon his sword and died with him.
6 Thus Saul, his three sons, and his armor-bearer died together on that same day.
7 When the Israelites on the slope of the valley and those along the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they too abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and lived in those cities.
8 The day after the battle the Philistines came to strip the slain, and found Saul and his three sons lying on Mount Gilboa.
9 They cut off Saul's head and stripped him of his armor, and then sent the good news throughout the land of the Philistines to their idols and to the people.
10 They put his armor in the temple of Astarte, but impaled his body on the wall of Bethshan.
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 all their warriors set out, and after marching throughout the night, removed the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and brought them to Jabesh, where they cremated them.
13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 31:
Chapter 31 of 1 Samuel narrates the final battle between Israel and the Philistines, in which Saul and his children are killed. The selected verses address topics such as death, mourning and defeat:
Psalm 116:15 "Precious is in the sight of the Lord the death of his saints." This verse talks about how God considers the death of his faithful servants precious, indicating that death can be seen as a moment of transition to a better life.
Psalm 126:5 "Those who sow in tears, with songs of joy will reap." This psalm talks about how those who go through times of sadness and difficulty will eventually reap joy and happiness.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 "It is better to go to the house where there is mourning than going to the house where there is a banquet; for in that one sees the end of all men, and the living apply it to their hearts." This verse teaches that it is wiser to be present in a funeral than in a party, as it reminds us of the brevity of life and the importance of valuing it.
Jeremiah 22:10 "You shall not cry the dead, nor the Lastimeis; cry before he who leaves, for he will never return, nor see the earth in which he was born." In this verse, Jeremiah advises that we should not cry those who have died, but those who are leaving, for they will never return.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 "In everything we are troubled, but not distressed; perplexed but not discouraged. Persecuted but not helpless; slaughtered but not destroyed." Paul here talks about the difficulties we face in life, but encourages us to persevere, trusting God. This verse can be applied to Israel's defeat in battle, but also to any situation in which we find ourselves in trouble.
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