1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 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. 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. 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; 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.
1 Philisthim autem pugnabant adversum Israhel
et fugerunt viri Israhel ante faciem Philisthim
et ceciderunt interfecti in monte Gelboe
2 inrueruntque Philisthim in Saul et filios eius
et percusserunt Ionathan et Abinadab et Melchisue filios Saul
3 totumque pondus proelii versum est in Saul
et consecuti sunt eum viri sagittarii
et vulneratus est vehementer a sagittariis
4 dixitque Saul ad armigerum suum
evagina gladium tuum et percute me
ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti et interficiant me inludentes mihi
et noluit armiger eius
fuerat enim nimio timore perterritus
arripuit itaque Saul gladium et inruit super eum
5 quod cum vidisset armiger eius videlicet quod mortuus esset Saul
inruit etiam ipse super gladium suum et mortuus est cum eo
6 mortuus est ergo Saul et tres filii eius
et armiger illius et universi viri eius in die illa pariter
7 videntes autem viri Israhel qui erant trans vallem et trans Iordanem
quod fugissent viri israhelitae
et quod mortuus esset Saul et filii eius
reliquerunt civitates suas et fugerunt
veneruntque Philisthim et habitaverunt ibi
8 facta autem die altera venerunt Philisthim
ut spoliarent interfectos
et invenerunt Saul et tres filios eius iacentes in monte Gelboe
9 et praeciderunt caput Saul et expoliaverunt eum armis
et miserunt in terram Philisthinorum per circuitum
ut adnuntiaretur in templo idolorum et in populis
10 et posuerunt arma eius in templo Astharoth
corpus vero eius suspenderunt in muro Bethsan
11 quod cum audissent habitatores Iabesgalaad
quaecumque fecerant Philisthim Saul
12 surrexerunt omnes viri fortissimi et ambulaverunt tota nocte
et tulerunt cadaver Saul et cadavera filiorum eius de muro
Bethsan
veneruntque Iabes et conbuserunt ea ibi
13 et tulerunt ossa eorum et sepelierunt in nemore Iabes
et ieiunaverunt septem diebus