| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. | 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. |
| 2The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. | 2The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. |
| 3The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him. | 3The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers. |
| 4Saul 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. | 4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. |
| 5When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. | 5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died. |
| 6So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together. | 6Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together. |
| 7When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them. | 7When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them. |
| 8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. | 8It came about the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. |
| 9They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. | 9So they stripped him and took his head and his armor and sent messengers around the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. |
| 10They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon. | 10They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. |
| 11When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, | 11When all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, |
| 12all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. | 12all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. |
| 13Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, | 13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it, |
| 14and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. | 14and did not inquire of the LORD. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse. |
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