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1. Meanwhile, the Philistines fought against the Israelites, and the Israelites ran from them. There were many dead bodies that fell at Mount Gilboa.
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1. Now the Philistines H6430 fought H3898 against Israel H3478 : and the men H376 of Israel H3478 fled H5127 from before H4480 H6440 the Philistines H6430 , and fell down H5307 slain H2491 in mount H2022 Gilboa H1533 .
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2. The Philistines fought hard against Saul and his sons. They killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki Shua.
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2. And the Philistines H6430 followed hard upon H1692 H853 Saul H7586 and upon his sons H1121 ; and the Philistines H6430 slew H5221 H853 Jonathan H3083 , and Abinadab H41 , and Malchi H4444 -shua, Saul H7586 's sons H1121 .
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3. The battle grew even more intense around Saul. The archers closed in on Saul and wounded him with many arrows.
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3. And the battle H4421 went sore H3513 against H413 Saul H7586 , and the archers H3384 H376 hit H4672 him ; and he was sore H3966 wounded H2342 of the archers H4480 H3384 .
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4. Saul told the boy who carried his armor, "Take your sword and kill me or else these foreigners will do it and torment me as well!" But Saul's helper was afraid and refused to kill him. So Saul took out his own sword and fell on it.
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4. Then said H559 Saul H7586 unto his armorbearer H5375 H3627 , Draw H8025 thy sword H2719 , and thrust me through H1856 therewith; lest H6435 these H428 uncircumcised H6189 come H935 and thrust me through H1856 , and abuse H5953 me . But his armorbearer H5375 H3627 would H14 not H3808 ; for H3588 he was sore H3966 afraid H3372 . Therefore Saul H7586 took H3947 H853 a sword H2719 , and fell H5307 upon H5921 it.
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5. When the helper saw that Saul was dead, he took out his own sword, fell on it, and died there with Saul.
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5. And when his armorbearer H5375 H3627 saw H7200 that H3588 Saul H7586 was dead H4191 , he H1931 fell H5307 likewise H1571 upon H5921 his sword H2719 , and died H4191 with H5973 him.
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6. So Saul, his three sons, and the boy who carried his armor all died together that day.
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6. So Saul H7586 died H4191 , and his three H7969 sons H1121 , and his armorbearer H5375 H3627 , and H1571 all H3605 his men H376 , that same H1931 day H3117 together H3162 .
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7. The Israelites who lived on the other side of the valley saw the Israelite army running away. They saw that Saul and his sons were dead, so they left their cities and ran away. Then the Philistines came and lived in their cities.
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7. And when the men H376 of Israel H3478 that H834 were on the other side H5676 of the valley H6010 , and they that H834 were on the other side H5676 Jordan H3383 , saw H7200 that H3588 the men H376 of Israel H3478 fled H5127 , and that H3588 Saul H7586 and his sons H1121 were dead H4191 , they forsook H5800 H853 the cities H5892 , and fled H5127 ; and the Philistines H6430 came H935 and dwelt H3427 in them H2004 .
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8. The next day, the Philistines went back to take things from the dead bodies. They found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa.
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8. And it came to pass H1961 on the morrow H4480 H4283 , when the Philistines H6430 came H935 to strip H6584 H853 the slain H2491 , that they found H4672 H853 Saul H7586 and his three H7969 sons H1121 fallen H5307 in mount H2022 Gilboa H1533 .
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9. The Philistines cut off Saul's head and took all his armor. They carried the news to the Philistines and to all the temples of their idols.
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9. And they cut off H3772 H853 his head H7218 , and stripped off H6584 H853 his armor H3627 , and sent H7971 into the land H776 of the Philistines H6430 round about H5439 , to publish H1319 it in the house H1004 of their idols H6091 , and among H854 the people H5971 .
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10. They put Saul's armor in the temple of Ashtoreth. The Philistines also hung Saul's body on the wall of Beth Shan.
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10. And they put H7760 H853 his armor H3627 in the house H1004 of Ashtaroth H6252 : and they fastened H8628 his body H1472 to the wall H2346 of Beth H1052 -shan.
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11. The people living in Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines did to Saul.
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11. And when the inhabitants H3427 of Jabesh H3003 H1568 -gilead heard H8085 H413 H853 of that which H834 the Philistines H6430 had done H6213 to Saul H7586 ;
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12. So all the soldiers of Jabesh went to Beth Shan. They marched all night, went to the wall of Beth Shan, and took down the bodies of Saul and his sons. Then they carried them to Jabesh. There the people of Jabesh burned the bodies of Saul and his three sons.
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12. All H3605 the valiant H2428 men H376 arose H6965 , and went H1980 all H3605 night H3915 , and took H3947 H853 the body H1472 of Saul H7586 and the bodies H1472 of his sons H1121 from the wall H4480 H2346 of Beth H1052 -shan , and came H935 to Jabesh H3003 , and burnt H8313 them there H8033 .
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13. Later, they buried the bones of Saul and his three sons under the big tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh showed their sadness� they did not eat for seven days.
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13. And they took H3947 H853 their bones H6106 , and buried H6912 them under H8478 a tree H815 at Jabesh H3003 , and fasted H6684 seven H7651 days H3117 .
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