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

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

3 A batalha tornou-se rija contra Saul; os flecheiros alcançaram-no, e ele se angustiou por causa deles.

4 Então disse Saul ao seu escudeiro: Desembainha a tua espada, e atravessa-me com ela, não suceda virem estes incircuncidados, e zombarem de mim. O seu escudeiro, porém, não quis, porque temia muito. Portanto Saul pegou na sua espada, e lançou-se sobre ela.

5 Vendo o seu escudeiro que Saul estava morto, ele mesmo também se lançou sobre a sua espada, e morreu.

6 Assim morreram Saul e seus três filhos; e toda a sua casa pereceu juntamente.

7 Todos os homens de Israel que estavam no vale, vendo a fuga e que Saul e seus filhos eram mortos, abandonaram as suas cidades e fugiram; vieram os filisteus e habitaram nelas.

8 No dia seguinte, vindo os filisteus a despojar os mortos, acharam a Saul e a seus filhos estirados no monte de Gilboa.

9 Despojaram-no e tomaram-lhe a cabeça e as armas, e enviaram mensageiros para a terra dos filisteus em redor, a levar essas notícias aos seus ídolos e ao povo.

10 Puseram as armas dele na casa dos seus deuses e pregaram-lhe a cabeça na casa de Dagom.

11 Tendo toda Jabes-Gileade ouvido tudo o que os filisteus haviam feito a Saul,

12 levantaram-se todos os homens valentes, e tiraram o corpo de Saul e os corpos de seus filhos, levaram-nos a Jabes, enterraram os ossos debaixo do carvalho em Jabes, e jejuaram sete dias.

13 Assim morreu Saul por causa do delito que havia cometido contra Jeová, cuja palavra não observou: e também por causa da consulta que fez para indagar a um espírito familiar,

14 deixando de o fazer a Jeová, que por isso o matou e transferiu o reino para Davi, filho de Jessé.

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me."

But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul died with his three sons; and all his house died together. 7 When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

8 On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped him and took his head and his armor, then sent into the land of the Philistines all around to carry the news to their idols and to the people. 10 They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. 11 When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of Yahweh’s word, which he didn’t keep, and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire, 14 and didn’t inquire of Yahweh. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.