1 Samuel 31
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1 Sam 31:1
1 Sam 31:2
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The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul.
1 Sam 31:3
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The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
1 Sam 31:4
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Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
1 Sam 31:5
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When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.
1 Sam 31:6
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Thus Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together.
1 Sam 31:7
1 Sam 31:8
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It came about on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
1 Sam 31:9
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They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent {them} throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.
1 Sam 31:10
1 Sam 31:11
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Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
1 Sam 31:12
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all the valiant men rose and walked all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
1 Sam 31:13
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They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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