1 The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel's men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.
2
The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.
4
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!" But his armor-bearer wouldn't do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.
5
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.
6
So Saul and his three sons died-his whole house died together.
This part, 1Ch 10:1-12 which gives an account of the last battle of Saul with the Philistines, and of his death and burial, is the same with 1Sa 31:1-13 see the notes there; the cause of his death follows in 1Ch 10:13.