1Sa 31:1-7, Psa 60:1-3, 78:60-72, Isa 24:1-12 | ESV | STEP | Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel , and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa .

1 Samuel 31:1-7

The Death of Saul

1 ^aNow the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain ^bon Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down ^cJonathan and ^dAbinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 ^eThe battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 ^fThen Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these ^guncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, ^hfor he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword ⁱand fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.

Psalms 60:1-3

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to ^jShushan Eduth. A ^kMiktam ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of David; ^mfor instruction; when he ⁿstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 O God, ^oyou have rejected us, ^pbroken our defenses;
you have been angry; ^qoh, restore us.
2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
^rrepair its breaches, for it totters.
3 ^sYou have made your people see hard things;
^tyou have given us ^uwine to drink that made us stagger.

Psalms 78:60-72

60 He ^vforsook his dwelling at ^wShiloh,
the tent where he dwelt among mankind,
61 and delivered his ^xpower to captivity,
his ^yglory to the hand of the foe.
62 He ^zgave his people over to the sword
and ^aavented his wrath on his heritage.
63 ^abFire devoured their young men,
and their young women had no ^acmarriage song.
64 Their ^adpriests fell by the sword,
and their ^aewidows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord ^afawoke as from sleep,
like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66 And he ^agput his adversaries to rout;
he put them to everlasting shame.
67 He rejected the tent of ^ahJoseph;
he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he ^ailoves.
69 He ^ajbuilt his sanctuary like the high heavens,
like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70 He ^akchose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from ^alfollowing the nursing ewes he brought him
to ^amshepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his ^aninheritance.
72 With ^aoupright heart he shepherded them
and ^apguided them with his skillful hand.

Isaiah 24:1-12

Judgment on the Whole Earth

1 Behold, ^aqthe Lord will empty the earth ^{▼▼Or land; also throughout this chapter} and make it desolate,
and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
2 ^asAnd it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the slave, so with his master;
as with the maid, so with her mistress;
^atas with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
^auas with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3 ^avThe earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered;
^awfor the Lord has spoken this word.
4 ^axThe earth mourns and withers;
the world languishes and withers;
the highest people of the earth languish.
5 The earth lies ^aydefiled
under its inhabitants;
for ^azthey have transgressed the laws,
violated the statutes,
broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore ^baa curse devours the earth,
and its inhabitants ^bbsuffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
and few men are left.
7 ^bcThe wine mourns,
the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted sigh.
8 ^bdThe mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
9 No more do they drink wine ^bewith singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 ^bfThe wasted city is broken down;
^bgevery house is shut up so that none can enter.
11 ^bhThere is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
^biall joy has grown dark;
the gladness of the earth is banished.
12 Desolation is left in the city;
the gates are battered into ruins.