1 Chronicles 10:1-4 ▼

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

3 The battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.

4 Saul told his armor bearer, |Draw your sword and stab me with it. Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come and torture me.| But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.