11. The people who lived in Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul's body.
12. So one night, some brave men from Jabesh went to Beth-Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons, then brought them back to Jabesh and burnt them.
13. They buried the bones under a small tree in Jabesh, and for seven days, they went without eating to show their sorrow.