1
And the Pelishtim fought against Yisra’el, and the ish of Yisra’el fled from before the Pelishtim and fell slain upon Mount Gilboa.
2
And the Pelishtim pursued closely after Shaul and after his sons. And the Pelishtim struck Yonatan, and Avinadav, and Malki-Shua, sons of Shaul.
3
And the battle became heavy against Shaul, and the archers, men with the bow, found him. And he trembled exceedingly before the archers.
4
And Shaul said to the bearer of his weapons, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through and abuse me.” But the bearer of his weapons was not willing, for he feared exceedingly. And Shaul took the sword and fell upon it.
5
And the bearer of his weapons saw that Shaul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword and died with him.
6
And Shaul died, and his three sons, and the bearer of his weapons, and all his men, together on that day.
7
And the ish of Yisra’el who were beyond the valley and who were beyond the Yarden saw that the ish of Yisra’el had fled and that Shaul and his sons were dead. And they abandoned the cities and fled, and the Pelishtim came and dwelt in them.
8
And it came to pass on the next day that the Pelishtim came to strip the slain, and they found Shaul and his three sons fallen upon Mount Gilboa.
9
And they cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent throughout the land of the Pelishtim all around, to bring good news to the house of their idols and to the people.
10
And they placed his weapons in the house of Ashtarot, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beit-Shan.
11
And the inhabitants of Yavesh-Gilad heard concerning him, what the Pelishtim had done to Shaul.
12
And all the men of strength rose and walked all the night, and took the body of Shaul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beit-Shan. And they came to Yavesh and burned them there.
13
And they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk at Yavesh, and fasted seven days.