1 Samuel 31

1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.Cross-references: 1Sam 12:25 · 1Sam 28:1 · 1Sam 28:4 · 1Sam 28:15 · 1Sam 29:1 · 2Sam 1:21 · +1 more

2The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.Cross-references: Ex 20:5 · 1Sam 13:2 · 1Sam 13:16 · 1Sam 14:1 · 1Sam 14:22 · 1Sam 14:49 · +6 more

3The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.Cross-references: Gen 49:23 · 2Sam 1:4 · 2Sam 1:6 · 1Ki 22:34 · Amos 2:14

4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.Cross-references: Judg 9:54 · Judg 14:3 · 1Sam 14:6 · 1Sam 17:26 · 1Sam 17:36 · 2Sam 1:6 · +8 more

5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.Cross-references: 1Chr 10:5

6So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.Cross-references: 1Sam 4:10 · 1Sam 11:15 · 1Sam 12:17 · 1Sam 12:25 · 1Sam 28:19 · 1Chr 10:6 · +2 more

7When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.Cross-references: Lev 26:32 · Lev 26:36 · Deut 28:33 · Judg 6:2 · 1Sam 13:6

8On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.Cross-references: 1Chr 10:8 · 2Chr 20:25

9They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people.Cross-references: Judg 16:23 · 1Sam 17:51 · 1Sam 17:54 · 1Sam 31:4 · 2Sam 1:20 · 1Chr 10:9

10They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.Cross-references: Josh 17:11 · Judg 1:27 · Judg 2:13 · 1Sam 7:3 · 1Sam 21:9 · 2Sam 21:12

11When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,Cross-references: 1Sam 11:1 · 2Sam 2:4

12all the valiant men arose, went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.Cross-references: 2Sam 2:4 · 2Chr 16:14 · Jer 34:5 · Amos 6:10

13They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.Cross-references: Gen 35:8 · Gen 50:10 · 1Sam 22:6 · 2Sam 1:12 · 2Sam 2:4 · 2Sam 21:12