| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. | 1The Philistines fought against Israel, and the army of Israel fled before the Philistines. They fell slain on Mount Gilboa. |
| 2Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. | 2The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons. The Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons. |
| 3The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers. | 3The heaviest fighting was directed toward Saul, and when the bowmen who were shooting located Saul, he was severely wounded by them. |
| 4Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. | 4Saul told his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised people will come and run me through and make sport of me." But his armor bearer did not want to do it because he was very frightened, so Saul took the sword and fell on it. |
| 5And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. | 5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him. |
| 6So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day. | 6As a result, Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day. |
| 7And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. | 7When the men of Israel who were across the valley and who were across the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled, and the Philistines came and occupied them. |
| 8So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. | 8The next day, the Philistines came to strip the dead, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. |
| 9And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. | 9They cut off his head and stripped him of his weapons. They sent people throughout the territory of the Philistines to report the good news in the temples of their idols and to the people. |
| 10Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. | 10They put Saul's weapons in the temple of Asherah and fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth-shan. |
| 11Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, | 11When the residents of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, |
| 12all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. | 12every valiant soldier got up, traveled all night, and removed Saul's body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. Then they went to Jabesh and cremated the bodies there. |
| 13Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. | 13They took their bones, buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days. |
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