1 Ora, os filisteus pelejaram contra Israel; e os homens de Israel, fugindo de diante dos filisteus, caíram mortos no monte Gilboa.

2 Os filisteus perseguiram a Saul e seus filhos, e mataram Jônatas, Abinadabe e Malquisua, filhos de Saul.

3 A peleja se agravou contra Saul, e os flecheiros o alcançaram, e ele foi ferido pelos flecheiros.

4 Então disse Saul: Arranca a tua espada, e atravessa-me com ela, para que não venham estes incircuncisos e escarneçam de mim. Mas o seu escudeiro não quis, porque temia muito; então tomou Saul a sua espada, e se lançou sobre ela.

5 Vendo, pois, o seu escudeiro que Saul estava morto, lançou-se também sobre sua espada, e morreu.

6 Assim morreram Saul e seus três filhos; morreu toda a sua casa juntamente.

7 Quando todos os homens de Israel que estavam no vale viram que Israel havia fugido, e que Saul eram mortos, abandonaram as suas cidades e fugiram, e vindo os filisteus, habitaram nelas.

8 No dia seguinte, quando os filisteus vieram para despojar os mortos acharam Saul e seus filhos estirados no monte Gilboa.

9 Então o despojaram, tomaram a sua cabeça e as suas armas, e enviaram mensageiros pela terra dos filisteus em redor, para levarem a boa nova a seus ídolos e ao povo.

10 Puseram as armas dele na casa de seus deuses, e pregaram-lhe a cabeça na casa de Dagom.

11 Quando, pois, toda a Jabes-Gileade ouviu tudo quanto os filisteus haviam feito a Saul,

12 todos os homens valentes se levantaram e, tomando o corpo de Saul e os corpos de seus filhos, trouxeram-nos: a Jabes; e sepultaram os seus ossos debaixo o terebinto em Jabes, e jejuaram sete dias.

13 Assim morreu Saul por causa da sua infidelidade para com o Senhor, porque não havia guardado a palavra do Senhor; e também porque buscou a adivinhadora para a consultar,

14 e não buscou ao Senhor; pelo que ele o matou, e transferiu o reino a Davi, filho de Jessé.

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.

7 And when all the men of Israel that 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 dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. 11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby, 14 and inquired not of Jehovah: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.