1 And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.5 And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.7 And when the men of Israel that were on this side of the valley, and {they} that were on this side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.8 And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa.9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent {them} into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people.10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,12 all the valiant men arose and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burned them there.13 And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Terwyl die Filistyne teen Israel veg, het die manne van Israel vir die Filistyne weggevlug, en gesneuweldes het op die gebergte Gilboa gelê.2 En die Filistyne het Saul en sy seuns agternagesit, en die Filistyne het Jonatan en Abin dab en Malkisua, die seuns van Saul, gedood.3 Toe die geveg dan swaar word teen Saul, en die manne, die boogskutters, hom aantref, het hy gebewe van angs vir die skutters.4 En Saul het aan sy wapendraer gesê: Trek jou swaard uit en deurboor my daarmee, anders kom hierdie onbesnedenes en deurboor my en dryf die spot met my. Maar sy wapendraer wou nie, omdat hy baie bevrees was. Daarop neem Saul die swaard en val daarin.5 Toe sy wapendraer sien dat Saul dood was, het hy self ook in sy swaard geval en saam met hom gesterf.6 So het dan Saul en sy drie seuns en sy wapendraer, ook al sy manne op dieselfde dag almal saam gesterwe.7 Daarop sien die manne van Israel wat oorkant die vlakte en wat oorkant die Jordaan was, dat die manne van Israel gevlug het en dat Saul en sy seuns dood was, en hulle het die stede verlaat en gevlug; en die Filistyne het gekom en daarin gaan woon.8 En toe die Filistyne die volgende dag kom om die gesneuweldes te plunder, kry hulle Saul en sy drie seuns nog daar lê op die gebergte Gilboa.9 En hulle het sy hoof afgekap en sy wapenrusting uitgetrek en dit in die land van die Filistyne rondgestuur om die blye boodskap te bring in die tempels van hulle afgode en aan die volk.10 Daarna het hulle sy wapens in die Astarte-tempel neergelê, maar sy lyk teen die muur van Bet-San vasgeslaan.11 Toe die inwoners van Jabes in G¡lead daarvan hoor -- wat die Filistyne aan Saul gedoen het --12 het al die dapper manne hulle gereedgemaak en die hele nag deur getrek; en hulle het die lyk van Saul en die lyke van sy seuns van die muur van Bet-San afgehaal en by Jabes gekom en hulle daar verbrand.13 En hulle het hul gebeente geneem en onder die tamarisk in Jabes begrawe en sewe dae lank gevas.