1 Samuel 31

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 The Philistines gave battle to Israel, and the Israelites, fleeing from the Philistines, fel and wereslaughtered on Mount Gilboa.	1 And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboe.
2 The Philistines bore down on Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua,Saul's sons.	2 And the Philistines fell upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they slew Jonathan, and Abinadab and Melchisua the sons of Saul.
3 The fighting grew fiercer round Saul; the archers came upon him, and he was severely wounded	3 And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.
4 by the archers. Saul then said to his armour-bearer, 'Draw your sword and run me through with it; I donot want these uncircumcised men to come and make fun of me.' But his armour-bearer was very much afraidand would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.	4 Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
5 His armour-bearer, seeing that Saul was dead, fel on his sword too and died with him.	5 And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.
6 Thus died Saul, his three sons and his armour-bearer, together on the same day.	6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men that same day together.
7 When the Israelites who were on the other side of the Jordan saw that the Israelites had been routedand that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. The Philistines then came andoccupied them.	7 And the men of Israel, that were beyond the valley, and beyond the Jordan, seeing that the Israelites were fled, and that Saul was dead, and his sons, forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came, and dwelt there.
8 When the Philistines came on the fol owing day to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sonslying on Mount Gilboa.	8 And on the morrow the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons lying in mount Gelboe.
9 They cut off his head and, stripping him of his armour, had these carried round the territory of thePhilistines to proclaim the good news to their idols and their people.	9 And they cut off Saul's head, and stripped him of his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the temples of their idols, and among their people.
10 They put his armour in the temple of Astarte; and his body they fastened to the wal s of Beth-Shean.	10 And they put his armour in the temple of Astaroth, but his body they hung on the wall of Bethsan.
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,	11 Now when the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 the warriors al set out and, having marched al night, took the bodies of Saul and his sons off thewal s of Beth-Shean; they brought them to Jabesh and burned them there.	12 All the most valiant men arose, and walked all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Bethsan: and they came to Jabes Galaad, and burnt them there:
13 They then took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk of Jabesh, and fasted for sevendays.	13 And they took their bones and buried them in the wood of Jabes: and fasted seven days.