Saul’s Overthrow and Death (2 Samuel 1:1–16; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)
1 CPDV Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. And the men of Israel fled before the face of the Philistines, and they fell down slain on mount Gilboa. BSB BSB: Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
2 CPDV And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. BSB BSB: The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3 CPDV And the entire weight of the battle was turned against Saul. And the men who were archers pursued him. And he was severely wounded by the archers. BSB BSB: When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
4 CPDV Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and strike me, otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.” And his armor bearer was not willing. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear. And so, Saul took his own sword, and he fell upon it. BSB BSB: Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
5 CPDV And when his armor bearer had seen this, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him. BSB BSB: When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
6 CPDV Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. BSB BSB: So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
The Philistines Possess the Towns (1 Chronicles 10:7–10)
7 CPDV Then, seeing that the men of the Israelites had fled, and that Saul had died with his sons, the men of Israel who were across the valley or beyond the Jordan abandoned their cities, and they fled. And the Philistines went and lived there. BSB BSB: When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
8 CPDV Then, when the next day arrived, the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain. And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa. BSB BSB: The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 CPDV And they cut off the head of Saul. And they despoiled him of the armor, and they sent it into the land of the Philistines all around, so that it might be announced in the temples of the idols and among their people. BSB BSB: They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.
10 CPDV And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan. BSB BSB: They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul (1 Chronicles 10:11–14)
11 CPDV And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, BSB BSB: When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 CPDV all the most valiant men rose up, and they walked all night, and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan. And they went to Jabesh Gilead, and they burned them there. BSB BSB: all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.
13 CPDV And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days. BSB BSB: Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
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