1 And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.

4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

5 And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the 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 the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

9 And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent {them} into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

10 And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

11 And when all they of Jabesh-Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

14 and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

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

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

3 A batalha tornou-se rija contra Saul; os flecheiros alcançaram-no, e ele se angustiou por causa deles.

4 Então disse Saul ao seu escudeiro: Desembainha a tua espada, e atravessa-me com ela, não suceda virem estes incircuncidados, e zombarem de mim. O seu escudeiro, porém, não quis, porque temia muito. Portanto Saul pegou na sua espada, e lançou-se sobre ela.

5 Vendo o seu escudeiro que Saul estava morto, ele mesmo também se lançou sobre a sua espada, e morreu.

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

7 Todos os homens de Israel que estavam no vale, vendo a fuga e que Saul e seus filhos eram mortos, abandonaram as suas cidades e fugiram; vieram os filisteus e habitaram nelas.

8 No dia seguinte, vindo os filisteus a despojar os mortos, acharam a Saul e a seus filhos estirados no monte de Gilboa.

9 Despojaram-no e tomaram-lhe a cabeça e as armas, e enviaram mensageiros para a terra dos filisteus em redor, a levar essas notícias aos seus ídolos e ao povo.

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

11 Tendo toda Jabes-Gileade ouvido tudo o que os filisteus haviam feito a Saul,

12 levantaram-se todos os homens valentes, e tiraram o corpo de Saul e os corpos de seus filhos, levaram-nos a Jabes, enterraram os ossos debaixo do carvalho em Jabes, e jejuaram sete dias.

13 Assim morreu Saul por causa do delito que havia cometido contra Jeová, cuja palavra não observou: e também por causa da consulta que fez para indagar a um espírito familiar,

14 deixando de o fazer a Jeová, que por isso o matou e transferiu o reino para Davi, filho de Jessé.