1 E os filisteus pelejaram com Israel; e os homens de Israel fugiram de diante dos filisteus e caíram feridos nas montanhas de Gilboa. 2 E os filisteus apertaram com Saul e com seus filhos e feriram os filisteus a Jônatas, e a Abinadabe, e a Malquisua, filhos de Saul. 3 E a peleja se agravou contra Saul, e os flecheiros o acharam, e ele temeu muito aos flecheiros. 4 Então, disse Saul ao seu escudeiro: Arranca a tua espada e atravessa-me com ela, para que, porventura, não venham estes incircuncisos e escarneçam de mim. Porém o seu escudeiro não quis, porque temia muito; então, tomou Saul a espada e se lançou sobre ela. 5 Vendo, pois, o seu escudeiro que Saul estava morto, também ele se lançou sobre a espada e morreu. 6 Assim, morreram Saul e seus três filhos; e toda a sua casa morreu juntamente. 7 E, vendo todos os homens de Israel que estavam no vale que haviam fugido e que Saul e seus filhos eram mortos, deixaram as suas cidades e fugiram; então, vieram os filisteus e habitaram nelas.

8 E sucedeu que, no dia seguinte, vindo os filisteus a despojar os mortos, acharam Saul e os seus filhos estirados nas montanhas de Gilboa. 9 E os despojaram, e tomaram a sua cabeça e as suas armas, e as enviaram pela terra dos filisteus em redor, para o anunciarem a seus ídolos e ao povo. 10 E puseram as suas armas na casa do seu deus e a sua cabeça fixaram na casa de Dagom. 11 Ouvindo, pois, toda a Jabes-Gileade tudo quanto os filisteus fizeram a Saul, 12 então, todos os homens belicosos se levantaram, e tomaram o corpo de Saul e os corpos de seus filhos, e os trouxeram a Jabes; e sepultaram os seus ossos debaixo de um carvalho, em Jabes, e jejuaram sete dias. 13 Assim, morreu Saul por causa da sua transgressão com que transgrediu contra o Senhor, por causa da palavra do Senhor, a qual não havia guardado; e também porque buscou a adivinhadora para a consultar 14 e não buscou o Senhor, pelo que o matou e transferiu o reino a Davi, filho de Jessé.

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down wounded in mount Gelboe.2 And the Philistines drew near pursuing after Saul, and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sons of Saul.3 And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows.4 And Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was struck with fear: so Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.5 And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together.7 And when the men of Israel, that dwelt in the plains, saw this, they fled: and Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered up and down: and the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.8 And the next day the Philistines taking away the spoils of them that were slain, found Saul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe.9 And when they had stripped him, and cut off his head, and taken away his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and shewn in the temples of the idols and to the people.10 And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon.11 And when the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all that the Philistines had done to Saul,12 All the valiant men of them arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days.13 So Saul died for his iniquities, because he transgressed the commandment of the Lord, which he had commanded, and kept it not: and moreover consulted also a witch,14 And trusted not is the Lord: therefore he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai.