1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
2. The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons. The Philistines killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua.
3. The battle raged around Saul and the archers spotted him and he was wounded by the archers.
4. Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, so that these uncircumcised will not come and torture me.” But his armor-bearer refused to do it, because he was terrified. Therefore Saul took the sword and fell on it.
5. When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
6. So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household died together.