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 armour bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me."

But his armour bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armour 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 armour, 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 armour 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 the LORD, because of the LORD’s word, which he didn’t keep, and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to enquire, 14 and didn’t enquire of the LORD. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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.