The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons(A)

31 Now (B)the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount (C)Gilboa. Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed (D)Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. (E)The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers [a]hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.

(F)Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest (G)these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and [b]abuse me.”

But his armorbearer would not, (H)for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and (I)fell on it. And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 31:3 Lit. found him
  2. 1 Samuel 31:4 torture

17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the [a]weary are at (A)rest.
18 There the prisoners [b]rest together;
(B)They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there,
And the servant is free from his master.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:17 Lit. weary of strength
  2. Job 3:18 are at ease

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