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Now the
Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell
down slain in mount Gilboa.
02 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul
and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew
Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's
sons.
03 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the
archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the
archers.
04 Then said Saul unto 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 a sword,
and fell upon it.
05 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was
dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died
with him.
06 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his
armourbearer, and all his men, that same day
together.
07 And when the men of Israel that were on the
other side of the valley, and they that were on
the other side 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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08 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.
09 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.
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