1 Philisthim autem pugnabant contra Israhel
fugeruntque viri Israhel Palestinos
et ceciderunt vulnerati in monte Gelboe
2 cumque adpropinquassent Philisthei persequentes Saul et filios eius
percusserunt Ionathan et Abinadab et Melchisuae filios Saul
3 et adgravatum est proelium contra Saul
inveneruntque eum sagittarii et vulneraverunt iaculis
4 et dixit Saul ad armigerum suum
evagina gladium tuum et interfice me
ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti et inludant mihi
noluit autem armiger eius hoc facere timore perterritus
arripuit igitur Saul ensem et inruit in eum
5 quod cum vidisset armiger eius
videlicet mortuum esse Saul
inruit etiam ipse in gladium suum et mortuus est
6 interiit ergo Saul et tres filii eius
et omnis domus illius pariter concidit
7 quod cum vidissent viri Israhel qui habitabant in campestribus fugerunt
et Saul ac filiis eius mortuis dereliquerunt urbes suas
et huc illucque dispersi sunt
veneruntque Philisthim et habitaverunt in eis
8 die igitur altero detrahentes Philisthim spolia caesorum
invenerunt Saul et filios eius iacentes in monte Gelboe
9 cumque spoliassent eum et amputassent caput armisque nudassent
miserunt in terram suam
ut circumferretur et ostenderetur idolorum templis et
populis
10 arma autem eius consecraverunt in fano dei sui
et caput adfixerunt in templo Dagon
11 hoc cum audissent viri Iabesgalaad
omnia scilicet quae Philisthim fecerunt super Saul
12 consurrexerunt singuli virorum fortium
et tulerunt cadavera Saul et filiorum eius
adtuleruntque ea in Iabes
et sepelierunt ossa eorum subter quercum quae erat in Iabes
et ieiunaverunt septem diebus
13 mortuus est ergo Saul propter iniquitates suas
eo quod praevaricatus sit mandatum Domini quod praeceperat
et non custodierit illud
sed insuper etiam pythonissam consuluerit
14 nec speraverit in Domino
propter quod et interfecit eum
et transtulit regnum eius ad David filium Isai
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 after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their 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 sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
11 ¶ And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, 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 transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.