1 Samuel 31

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 The Philistines gave battle to Israel, and the Israelites, fleeing from the Philistines, fel and wereslaughtered on Mount Gilboa.	1 As they pressed their attack on Israel, with the Israelites fleeing before them and falling mortally wounded on Mount Gilboa,
2 The Philistines bore down on Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua,Saul's sons.	2 the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons closely, and slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul.
3 The fighting grew fiercer round Saul; the archers came upon him, and he was severely wounded	3 The battle raged around Saul, and the archers hit him; he was pierced through the abdomen.
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 armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, lest these uncircumcised come and make sport of me." But his armor-bearer, badly frightened, refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.
5 His armour-bearer, seeing that Saul was dead, fel on his sword too and died with him.	5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too 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 Thus Saul, his three sons, and his armor-bearer died together on that same day.
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 When the Israelites on the slope of the valley and those along the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they too abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and lived in those cities.
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 The day after the battle the Philistines came to strip the slain, and found Saul and his three sons lying on Mount Gilboa.
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 They cut off Saul's head and stripped him of his armor, and then sent the good news throughout the land of the Philistines to their idols and to the people.
10 They put his armour in the temple of Astarte; and his body they fastened to the wal s of Beth-Shean.	10 They put his armor in the temple of Astarte, but impaled his body on the wall of Bethshan.
11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,	11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what 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 their warriors set out, and after marching throughout the night, removed the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and brought them to Jabesh, where they cremated them.
13 They then took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk of Jabesh, and fasted for sevendays.	13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.