09:031:001 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain
in mount Gilboa.
09:031:002 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons;
and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Melchishua, Saul's sons.
09:031:003 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
09:031:004 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
09:031:005 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell
likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
09:031:006 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and
all his men, that same day together.
09:031:007 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
09:031:008 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came
to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons
fallen in mount Gilboa.
09:031:009 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and
sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish
it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
09:031:010 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they
fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.