The First Book of Shemu'el, starting at chapter 31
{31:1} Now the Pelishtim fought against Yisra'el: and the men of
Yisra'el fled from before the Pelishtim, and fell down slain on Mount
Gilboa. {31:2} The Pelishtim followed hard on Sha'ul and on his sons;
and the Pelishtim killed Yonatan, and Avinadav, and Malki-Shua, the
sons of Sha'ul. {31:3} The battle went sore against Sha'ul, and the
archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the
archers. {31:4} Then said Sha'ul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword,
and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and
thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not; for
he was sore afraid. Therefore Sha'ul took his sword, and fell on it.
{31:5} When his armor bearer saw that Sha'ul was dead, he likewise
fell on his sword, and died with him. {31:6} So Sha'ul died, and his
three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day
together. {31:7} When the men of Yisra'el who were on the other side
of the valley, and those who were beyond the Yarden, saw that the men
of Yisra'el fled, and that Sha'ul and his sons were dead, they forsook
the cities, and fled; and the Pelishtim came and lived in them. {31:8}
It happened on the next day, when the Pelishtim came to strip the
slain, that they found Sha'ul and his three sons fallen on Mount
Gilboa. {31:9} They cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and
sent into the land of the Pelishtim round about, to carry the news to
the house of their idols, and to the people. {31:10} They put his
armor in the house of the `Ashtarot; and they fastened his body to the
wall of Beit-Shan. {31:11} When the inhabitants of Yavesh-Gil`ad heard
concerning him that which the Pelishtim had done to Sha'ul, {31:12}
all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of
Sha'ul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beit-Shan; and they
came to Yavesh, and burnt them there. {31:13} They took their bones,
and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Yavesh, and fasted seven
days.
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