Ⅰ Samuel: Chapter 31:1-13 of 31 (KJV)

Pray for God’s Wisdom and Understanding,
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Death of Saul and His Sons

Ⅰ Samuel 31:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:2
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul’s sons.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:4
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:5
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:7
And when the men of Israel that [were] on the other side of the valley, and [they] that [were] on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:8
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:9
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish [it in] the house of their idols, and among the people.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:10
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:11
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

Ⅰ Samuel 31:12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth_shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

Ⅰ Samuel 31:13
And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Thank you, Heavenly Father for teaching us your Word. Amen.
End of Ⅰ Samuel: 31 Chapters.