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 Malchishua, 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 .
Footnotes 1
[a].
and the archers: Heb. and the shooters with bows