1Sa 31:3-6, 2Sa 1:4-10, Amo 2:14 | ESV | STEP | The battle pressed hard against Saul , and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers .

1 Samuel 31:3-6

3 ^aThe battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 ^bThen Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these ^cuncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, ^dfor he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword ^eand 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.

2 Samuel 1:4-10

4 And David said to him, ^f“How did it go? Tell me.” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.” 5 Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” 6 And the young man who told him said, ^g“By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ 8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ 9 And he said to me, ^h‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’ 10 So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. ⁱAnd I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”

Amos 2:14

14 ^jFlight shall perish from the swift,
^kand the strong shall not retain his strength,
^lnor shall the mighty save his life;