Now the Philistinesfoughtagainst Israel: and the menof Israelfledfrom beforethe Philistines, and fell downslainin mountGilboa. And the Philistinesfollowed hard uponSauland upon his sons; and the PhilistinesslewJonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons. And the battlewent soreagainstSaul, and the archershithim; and he was sorewoundedof the archers. Then saidSaulunto his armorbearer, Drawthy sword, and thrust me throughtherewith; lesttheseuncircumcisedcomeand thrust me through, and abuseme. But his armorbearerwouldnot; forhe was soreafraid. Therefore Saultooka sword, and felluponit. And when his armorbearersawthatSaulwas dead, hefelllikewiseuponhis sword, and diedwithhim. So Sauldied, and his threesons, and his armorbearer, andallhis men, that samedaytogether. And when the menof Israelthat were on the other sideof the valley, and they that were on the other sideJordan, sawthatthe menof Israelfled, and thatSauland his sonswere dead, they forsookthe cities, and fled; and the Philistinescameand dweltin them. And it came to passon the morrow, when the Philistinescameto stripthe slain, that they foundSauland his threesonsfallenin mountGilboa. And they cut offhis head, and stripped offhis armor, and sentinto the landof the Philistinesround about, to publish it in the houseof their idols, and amongthe people. And they puthis armorin the houseof Ashtaroth: and they fastenedhis bodyto the wallof Beth-shan. And when the inhabitantsof Jabesh-gilead heardof that whichthe Philistineshad doneto Saul; Allthe valiantmenarose, and wentallnight, and tookthe bodyof Sauland the bodiesof his sonsfrom the wallof Beth-shan, and cameto Jabesh, and burntthem there. And they tooktheir bones, and buried them undera treeat Jabesh, and fastedsevendays.