The Fate of Saul and Jonathan – David vs. Saul – The Brick Bible

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Now the Philistines fought against Israel.

1 of 19 1 Samuel 31:1

The Israelites fled from the Philistines, and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

2 of 19 1 Samuel 31:1

The Philistines were close on the heels of Saul and his sons.

3 of 19 1 Samuel 31:2

The Philistines struck down Jonathan.

4 of 19 1 Samuel 31:2

And Abinadab.

5 of 19 1 Samuel 31:2

And Maki-Shua.

6 of 19 1 Samuel 31:2

Saul was in the thick of the fight when the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.

7 of 19 1 Samuel 31:3

Saul said to his armor bearer, 'Draw your sword and stab me with it or else these uncircumcised men will come and abuse me.'

8 of 19 1 Samuel 31:4

But his armor bearer was terrified and would not do it.

9 of 19 1 Samuel 31:4

So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

10 of 19 1 Samuel 31:4

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.

11 of 19 1 Samuel 31:5–6

The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

12 of 19 1 Samuel 31:8

They stripped his corpse and cut off Saul's head.

13 of 19 1 Chronicles 10:9, 1 Samuel 31:8

And they hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.

14 of 19 1 Samuel 31:10

When the residents of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, all their valiant men went out and took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan.

15 of 19 1 Samuel 31:11

They brought them to Jabesh and burned them.

16 of 19 1 Samuel 31:12

And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh.

17 of 19 1 Samuel 31:13

Saul died because he was not faithful to Yahweh and did not seek Yahweh's guidance. So Yahweh killed him.

18 of 19 1 Chronicles 10:13–14

Saul died because he was not faithful to Yahweh and did not seek Yahweh’s guidance. So Yahweh killed him.

19 of 19 1 Chronicles 10:13–14

David Kills the Messenger

David Kills the Messenger