1Samuel 31:8 - Prayer Tents

1Samuel 31

Saul and His Sons Slain

31NOW THE Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before [them] and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.H6430H3898H3478H582H3478H5127H6440H6430H5307H2491H2022H15332And the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.H6430H1692H7586H1121H6430H5221H3083H41H4444H7586H11213The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers severely wounded him.H4421H3513H7586H3384H582H7198H4672H3966H2342H3384H582H71984Saul said to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword and thrust me through, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse {and} mock me. But his armor-bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took a sword and fell upon it.H559H7586H5375H3627H8025H2719H1856H6189H935H1856H5953H5375H3627H14H3966H3372H7586H3947H2719H53075When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword and died with him.H5375H3627H7200H7586H4191H5307H2719H41916So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died that day together.H7586H4191H7969H1121H5375H3627H582H3117H31627And when the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelites had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.H582H3478H5676H6010H5676H3383H7200H582H3478H5127H7586H1121H4191H5800H5892H5127H6430H935H34278The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.H4283H6430H935H6584H2491H4672H7586H7969H1121H5307H2022H15339They cut off Saul's head and stripped off his armor and sent them round about the land of the Philistines to publish it in the house of their idols and among the people.H3772H7218H6584H3627H7971H776H6430H5439H1319H1004H6091H597110And they put Saul's armor in the house of the Ashtaroth [the idols representing the female deities Ashtoreth and Asherah], and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.H7760H3627H1004H6252H1045H8628H1472H2346H105211When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,H3427H3003H1568H8085H6430H6213H758612All the valiant men arose and went all night, and they took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan and came to Jabesh and cremated them there.H2428H376H381H6965H3212H3915H3947H1472H7586H1472H1121H2346H1052H935H3003H831313And they took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.H3947H6106H6912H815H3003H6684H7651H3117