1 Samuel 31:1-5
The Death of Saul and His Sons
1 The Philistines fought against Israel,(A) and Israel’s men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa.(B)
2 The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3 When the battle intensified against Saul,(C) the archers caught up with him and severely wounded him.(a)
4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer,(D) “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men(E) will come and run me through and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.(F)
5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.
Footnotes:
a.
1 Samuel 31:3: LXX reads and he was wounded under the ribs