1 Samuel 31

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.*31.1 slain: or, wounded 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.*31.3 and the archers: Heb. and the shooters, men with bows*31.3 hit…: Heb. found him 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.*31.4 abuse…: or, mock me 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, 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 that were on the other side 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 on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among 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 that which the Philistines had done to Saul;*31.11 of that: or, concerning him that 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 burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Israel é derrotado e Saul morre

1 Os filisteus, pois, pelejaram contra Israel; e os homens de Israel fugiram de diante dos filisteus, e caíram mortos na montanha de Gilboa. 2 E os filisteus perseguiram a Saul e a seus filhos; e os filisteus mataram a Jônatas, e a Abinadabe, e a Malquisua, filhos de Saul. 3 E a peleja se agravou contra Saul, e os flecheiros o alcançaram; e muito temeu por causa dos flecheiros. 4 Então disse Saul ao seu pajem de armas: Arranca a tua espada, e atravessa-me com ela, para que porventura não venham estes incircuncisos, e me atravessem e escarneçam de mim. Porém o seu pajem de armas não quis, porque temia muito; então Saul tomou a espada, e se lançou sobre ela.

5 Vendo, pois, o seu pajem de armas que Saul já era morto, também ele se lançou sobre a sua espada, e morreu com ele. 6 Assim faleceu Saul, e seus três filhos, e o seu pajem de armas, e também todos os seus homens morreram juntamente naquele dia. 7 E, vendo os homens de Israel, que estavam deste lado do vale e deste lado do Jordão, que os homens de Israel fugiram, e que Saul e seus filhos estavam mortos, abandonaram as cidades, e fugiram; e vieram os filisteus, e habitaram nelas.

O enterro de Saul

8 Sucedeu, pois, que, vindo os filisteus no outro dia para despojar os mortos, acharam a Saul e a seus três filhos estirados na montanha de Gilboa. 9 E cortaram-lhe a cabeça, e o despojaram das suas armas, e enviaram pela terra dos filisteus, em redor, a anunciá-lo no templo dos seus ídolos e entre o povo. 10 E puseram as suas armas no templo de Astarote, e o seu corpo o afixaram no muro de Bete-Sã.

11 Ouvindo então os moradores de Jabes-Gileade, o que os filisteus fizeram a Saul, 12 Todo o homem valoroso se levantou, e caminharam toda a noite, e tiraram o corpo de Saul e os corpos de seus filhos do muro, de Bete-Sã, e, vindo a Jabes, os queimaram. 13 E tomaram os seus ossos, e os sepultaram debaixo de um arvoredo, em Jabes, e jejuaram sete dias.