1Sa 31 | ABEn | STEP | And the Philistines waged war against Israel. And [ 4 fled 1 the 2 men 3 of Israel] from the face of the Philistines, and they fell slain in mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31

CHAPTER 31 Saul and His Sons Killed on Mount Gilboa

1 And the Philistines waged war against Israel. And [⁴fled ¹the ²men ³of Israel] from the face of the Philistines, and they fell slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And [³joined up against ¹the ²Philistines] Saul and his sons. And [³struck down ¹the ²the Philistines] Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, sons of Saul. 3 And [³weighs down ¹the ²battle] against Saul, and [³find ⁴him ¹the ²shooters], men bowmen; and he was wounded in the spleen. 4 And Saul said to the one carrying his weapons, Unsheathe your broadsword, and pierce me with it! lest [²should come ¹these uncircumcised] and should pierce me, and should mock against me. But [⁴did not ⁵want to ¹the one ²carrying ³his weapons], for he feared exceedingly. And Saul took his broadsword, and fell upon it. 5 And [⁴beheld ¹the one ²carrying ³his weapons] that Saul died, and he fell also himself upon his broadsword, and died with him. 6 And Saul died, and [²three ³sons ¹his], and the one carrying his weapons, and all his men, in that day at the same time. 7 And [⁴beheld ¹the ²men ³of Israel], the ones on the other side of the valley, and the ones on the other side of the Jordan, that [⁴fled ¹the ²men ³of Israel], and that Saul died, and his sons. And they leave their cities, and flee. And [³come ¹the ²Philistines] and dwell in them. 8 And it came to pass on the next day, and [³come ¹the ²Philistines] to strip the slain, and they find Saul and [²three ³sons ¹his] fallen upon the mountains of Gilboa. 9 And they behead him, and they strip him of his weapons, and they send into the land of the Philistines round about, announcing good news to their idols, and to their people. 10 And they presented his weapons in the Astartion. And his body they fastened down on the wall in Beth-shan. 11 And [⁵hear ⁶concerning ¹the ones ²dwelling ³in Jabish ⁴Gilead] as much as [³did ¹the ²Philistines] to Saul. 12 And [⁵rose up ¹all ²the ³men ⁴of power]. And they went the entire night, and took the body of Saul, and the body of Jonathan his son from the wall in Beth-sham. And they brought them into Jabish, and incinerated them there. 13 And they took their bones and they entombed them by the plowed field, the one in Jabish, and they fasted seven days.