Now the Philistines fought against Israel , and the men of Israel fled before them , and (many) fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
The Philistines ... followed hard after Saul ... and his sons , and they killed ... - Saul’s sons Jonathan , - Abinadab , - vvv and Malchishua.
When the battle intensified against Saul , the archers overtook him ... and wounded him ... ....
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer ... , “ Draw your sword and run it through me or these uncircumcised men will come and torture But his armor-bearer ... - was terrified ... and refused to do it. So Saul - took his own sword and fell on it.
When his armor-bearer ... saw that Saul was dead , he too fell on his own sword and died.
So Saul died together with his three sons - and all his house.
When all the Israelites ... - in the valley saw that (the army) had fled and that Saul and his sons had died , they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied
- The next day , when the Philistines came to strip - the dead , they found - Saul - and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
They stripped Saul , cut off his head , - took - his armor , and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines ... to proclaim the news - (in the temple) of their idols - and among their people.
They put - his armor in the temple of their gods - and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
When the people of Jabesh-gilead ... - heard about everything - the Philistines had done to Saul ,
all their men of valor set out and retrieved - the bodies of Saul and - his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried - their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
So Saul died ... for his unfaithfulness - to the LORD , ... because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance ,
and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over - to David son of Jesse.