- Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
- And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
- And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
- 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.
- And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
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- Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.
- The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.
- Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me." But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
- When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.
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