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The armor bearer, panicked because Saul was dead, then killed himself.
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So Saul and his three sons - all four the same day - died.
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When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and ran off; the Philistines came and moved in.
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The next day the Philistines came to plunder the dead bodies and found Saul and his sons dead on Mount Gilboa.
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They stripped Saul, removed his head and his armor, and put them on exhibit throughout Philistia, reporting the victory news to their idols and the people.
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Then they put Saul's armor on display in the temple of their gods and placed his skull as a trophy in the temple of their god Dagon.
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The people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul.
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All of their fighting men went into action - retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh, gave them a dignified burial under the oak at Jabesh, and mourned their deaths for seven days.
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Saul died in disobedience, disobedient to God. He didn't obey God's words. Instead of praying, he went to a witch to seek guidance.
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Because he didn't go to God for help, God took his life and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.