1 GLT Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. And the men of Israel fled from before the face of the Philistines and they fell pierced 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 GLT And the Philistines stuck close to Saul and his sons. And the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki- Shua, 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 GLT And the battle was heavy against Saul and the archers, the men with the bow, found him. And he writhed in pain greatly because of the archers. BSB BSB: When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
4 GLT And Saul said to the one who carried his equipment,“Draw out your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised ones come and pierce me through and deal severely with me.” But the one who carried his equipment was not willing, for he was very afraid. And Saul took the 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 GLT And the one who carried his equipment saw that Saul had died. And he fell, he also, 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 GLT And Saul died and the three of his sons and the one who carried his equipment, even all his men together on that day. BSB BSB: So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
7 GLT And the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and who were on the other side of the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons had died. And they left their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and dwelled 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 GLT And it happened from the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the pierced ones. And they found Saul and the three of his 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 GLT And they cut off his head and stripped off his equipment. And they sent into the land of the Philistines all around to bring news to the house of their idols 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 GLT And they put his equipment in the house of the Ashtoreths. And they thrust his corpse on the 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.
11 GLT And those who dwelled in Jabesh Gilead heard about it, what the Philistines had done to Saul. BSB BSB: When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 GLT And all the men of strength rose and went all the night and took the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan. And 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 GLT And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh. And they fasted 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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