1 Chronicles 10:1-7 ▼

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua, the sons of Saul.

3 The battle grew fierce against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.

4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, |Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and torture me.| But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.

5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.

6 So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.

7 When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.