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.
1 Un filistieši karoja ar Israēlu, un Israēla karavīri bēga no filistiešiem, un nokautie gulēja izkaisīti pa Gilboas kalniem. 2 Un filistieši vajāja Saulu un viņa dēlus un nogalināja Jonatānu, Abinādabu un Malhišu, Saula dēlus. 3 Un iedegās karsta cīņa pret Saulu, un bultas viņu panāca un ievainoja. 4 Tad Sauls sacīja savam ieroču nesējam: "Izvelc savu zobenu un ar to nodur mani, lai šie neapgraizītie nenāk, mani nemoka un neliek izsmieklā!" Bet viņa ieroču nesējs negribēja to darīt, jo viņš ļoti baidījās. Tad Sauls pats ņēma zobenu un metās tam virsū. 5 Kad viņa ieroču nesējs redzēja, ka Sauls bija miris, tad arī viņš metās uz zobenu un mira. 6 Tā mira Sauls un viņa trīs dēli, un viss viņa nams kopā nomira. 7 Kad visa Israēla tauta, kas atradās ielejā, ieraudzīja, ka israēlieši bija bēguši un ka Sauls un viņa dēli bija krituši, tad tie pameta savas dzīves vietas un arī metās bēgt, bet filistieši nāca un tanīs dzīvoja. 8 Un, kad nākamā dienā filistieši nāca, lai aplaupītu kritušos, un atrada Saulu un viņa dēlus guļam Gilboas kalnos, 9 tad viņi tos aplaupīja, paņēma viņa galvu un viņa apbruņojumu un sūtīja vēstnešus visapkārt pa filistiešu zemi, lai tie paziņotu priecīgo uzvaras vēsti saviem elkiem un tautai. 10 Un tie nolika viņa ieročus savu dievu namā, bet viņa galvu tie piekala Dagona templī. 11 Kad visi Jabešas, Gileādā, iedzīvotāji to visu dzirdēja, ko filistieši bija darījuši ar Saula līķi, 12 tad cēlās visi spēcīgie karavīri, paņēma Saula un viņa dēlu līķus un aiznesa tos uz Jabešu; tad viņi apraka viņu kaulus zem liela koka Jabešā un gavēja septiņas dienas. 13 Tā Sauls nomira savu ļauno darbu dēļ, ko viņš bija darījis pret To Kungu, - Tā Kunga vārda dēļ, ko viņš nebija turējis, un arī tāpēc, ka viņš bija griezies pie mirušo garu izsaucējas un bija to izvaicājis, 14 bet nebija jautājis To Kungu; tāpēc Viņš lika tam mirt un nodeva ķēniņa valsts varu Dāvidam, Īsaja dēlam.
