| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9So they stripped him and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11When all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it, |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14and did not inquire of the LORD. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. |
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