Saul’s Overthrow and Death (2 Samuel 1:1–16; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)
1 UEB Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down dead 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 UEB The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons. The Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, his sons. BSB BSB: The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3 UEB The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers overtook him. He was in severe pain because of them. BSB BSB: When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
4 UEB Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it. Otherwise, these uncircumcised will come and abuse me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. So Saul took his own sword and fell on 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 UEB When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and 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 UEB So Saul died, his three sons, and his armor bearer—these men all died together that same day. 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 UEB When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived in them. 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 UEB It came about on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen 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 UEB They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent messengers into the land of the Philistines throughout to carry the news to their idols' temples and to the 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 UEB They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the city wall of Beth Shan. 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 UEB When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul, BSB BSB: When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 UEB all the fighting men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan. They went to Jabesh and 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 UEB Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and 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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