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I SAMUEL
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Chapter 31
I Sa AKJV 31:1  Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
I Sa AKJV 31:2  And the Philistines followed hard on Saul and on his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
I Sa AKJV 31:3  And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
I Sa AKJV 31:4  Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell on it.
I Sa AKJV 31:5  And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
I Sa AKJV 31:6  So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
I Sa AKJV 31:7  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 dwelled in them.
I Sa AKJV 31:8  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.
I Sa AKJV 31:9  And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
I Sa AKJV 31:10  And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
I Sa AKJV 31:11  And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
I Sa AKJV 31:12  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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
I Sa AKJV 31:13  And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.