1 Chronicles 10 (See also 1 Samuel 31)
-- 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and
after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab,
and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the
archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword,
and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come
and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore
afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his
armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the
sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his
house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were
in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were
dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the
Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the
morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they
found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they
had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent
into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings
unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour
in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple
of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the
Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men,
and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and
brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in
Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 So Saul died for his
transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against
the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking
counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14
And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned
the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. (KJV)
1 Samuel 31 -- 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. 9 And they
cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the
land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house
of their idols, and among the people. 10 And they put his armour
in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall
of Bethshan. 11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of
that which the Philistines had done to Saul; 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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh,
and burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and buried
them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (KJV)
See also: 1 Samuel 31:1-7
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