1 Now the Philistims fought against Israel, and the me of Israel fled away from ye Philistims, and they fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistims preassed sore vpon Saul and his sonnes, and slewe Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua Sauls sonnes. 3 And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then saide Saul vnto his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust mee through therewith, lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through and mocke me: but his armour bearer would not, for hee was sore afraid. Therefore Saul tooke a sworde and fell vpon it. 5 And when his armour bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon his sword, and dyed with him. 6 So Saul dyed, and his three sonnes, and his armour bearer, and all his men that same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they of the other side Iorden saw that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, then they left the cities, and ran away: and the Philistims came and dwelt in them. 8 And on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa, 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped him out of his armour, and sent into the land of ye Philistims on euery side, that they should publish it in the temple of their idoles, and among the people. 10 And they layed vp his armour in the house of Ashtaroth, but they hanged vp his body on the wall of Beth-shan. 11 When the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard, what the Philistims had done to Saul, 12 Then they arose (as many as were strong men) and went all night, and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Iabesh, and burnt them there, 13 And tooke their bones and buried them vnder a tree at Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.

1 Entretanto os filisteus pelejavam contra Israel; os homens de Israel fugiram de diante dos filisteus, e caíram mortos no monte de Gilboa.

2 Os filisteus seguiram de perto a Saul e a seus filhos, e mataram a Jônatas, a Abinadabe e a Malquisua, filhos de Saul.

3 A peleja agravou-se contra Saul, e alcançaram-no os flecheiros, que o feriram mui gravemente.

4 Então disse Saul ao seu escudeiro: Desembainha a tua espada e atravessa-me com ela, para que não venham estes incircuncidados e me traspassem e escarneçam de mim. Mas o seu escudeiro não o quis fazer, pois teve muito medo. Tomou Saul a sua espada e deixou-se cair sobre ela.

5 Quando o seu escudeiro viu que Saul era morto, lançou-se ele também sobre a espada, e morreu com ele.

6 Morreram juntamente naquele dia Saul e seus três filhos e o seu escudeiro, e todos os que se achavam com ele.

7 Vendo os de Israel que estavam da banda dalém do vale e além do Jordão, que os homens de Israel fugiram, e que Saul e seus filhos eram mortos, desampararam as suas cidades e fugiram. Vieram os filisteus e habitaram nelas.

8 Quando ao outro dia foram os filisteus despojar os mortos, acharam a Saul e a seus três filhos estirados no monte Gilboa.

9 Cortaram a cabeça a Saul e despojaram-no das suas armas; enviaram por toda a terra dos filisteus para que se levasse a notícia à casa dos seus ídolos e ao povo.

10 Puseram as armas de Saul no templo de Astarote, e penduraram o seu corpo no muro de Bete-Seã.

11 Quando os habitantes de Jabes-Gileade ouviram o que os filisteus tinham feito a Saul,

12 levantaram-se todos os valentes e caminhando a noite toda tiraram do muro de Bete-Seã o cadáver de Saul e os cadáveres de seus filhos; voltaram a Jabes, e ali os queimaram.

13 Tomaram-lhes os ossos, sepultaram-nos debaixo da tamargueira em Jabes e jejuaram sete dias.