1st Dabar-Hayamym (1 Chronicles) — 10

Tragic End of Shaul and His Sons

1 Now the Philistines fought against Yashar'AL; and the men of Yashar'AL fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilbua. 

2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Shaul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Yunathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Shaul’s sons. 

3 The battle became fierce against Shaul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. 

4 Then Shaul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Shaul took a sword and fell on it. 

5 And when his armorbearer saw that Shaul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

6 So Shaul and his three sons died, and all his house died together. 

7 And when all the men of Yashar'AL who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Shaul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Shaul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilbua. 

9 And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among the people. 

10 Then they put his armor in the temple of their idols, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagun.

11 And when all Yabash Gilaad heard all that the Philistines had done to Shaul, 

12 all the valiant men arose and took the body of Shaul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Yabash, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree at Yabash, and fasted seven days.

13 So Shaul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, because he did not keep the Dabar of  𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance. 

14 But he did not inquire of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH; therefore 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH killed Shaul, and turned the kingdom over to Daud the son of Yassa.