Saul’s Overthrow and Death 1Now the Philistines (immigrants) fought against Israel (he wrestles with God), and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa (swollen heap). 2The Philistines (immigrants) hotly pursued Saul (desired) and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan (YHWH has given), Abinadab (my father is willing), and Malchishua (my king is wealth). 3When the battle intensified against Saul (desired), the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. 4Then Saul (desired) said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul (desired) was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him. 6So Saul (desired), his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day. The Philistines Possess the Towns 7When the Israelites (God prevails) along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan (flowing down) saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul (desired) and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines (immigrants) came and occupied their cities. 8The next day, when the Philistines (immigrants) came to strip the dead, they found Saul (desired) and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa (swollen heap). 9They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines (immigrants) to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people. 10They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths (star) and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan (house of ease). Jabesh-gilead’s Tribute to Saul 11When the people of Jabesh-gilead (dry) (rocky region) heard what the Philistines (immigrants) had done to Saul (desired), 12all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul (desired) and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan (house of ease). When they arrived at Jabesh (dry), they burned the bodies there. 13Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh (dry), and they fasted seven days. The Berean Annotated Bible (BAB) is the Annotated version of the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BAB includes over 50,000 points of emphasis using the following system: (Emphasis and Names) {Hebrew and Greek} [Alternate Manuscripts] \Literal translation/ <Measurements and Crossrefs> Second Person Plural: you⁺ your⁺ yours⁺ This version is an early draft and is now in the stage of proofing, consistency checking, and public comment. Please note that meanings for Biblical names are based on Hebrew and Greek roots and can be somewhat subjective. Feel free to Contact us with suggestions or corrections. We are still adding points of emphasis wherever helpful. |
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