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Death of Saul and His Sons

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, sons of Saul. The battle pressed hard on Saul; and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers. Then Saul said to his armour-bearer, ‘Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised may not come and make sport of me.’ But his armour-bearer was unwilling, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together. When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army[a] had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled; and the Philistines came and occupied them.

The next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They stripped him and took his head and his armour, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. 10 They put his armour in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 But when all Jabesh-gilead heard everything that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the valiant warriors got up and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.

13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness; he was unfaithful to the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord; moreover, he had consulted a medium, seeking guidance, 14 and did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord[b] put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 10:7 Heb they
  2. 1 Chronicles 10:14 Heb he

II.— REINADO DE DAVID (10—29)

Muerte de Saúl (10,1-14) (1 Sm 31,1-13)

10 Los filisteos lucharon contra Israel, y los israelitas se dieron a la fuga ante ellos y cayeron heridos de muerte en el monte Guilboa. Los filisteos acosaron a Saúl y a sus hijos, y mataron a Jonatán, Abinadab y Malquisúa, los hijos de Saúl. El peso del combate recayó entonces sobre Saúl. Cuando los arqueros lo descubrieron, lo hirieron con sus flechas. Entonces le dijo a su escudero:

— Desenvaina tu espada y atraviésame, antes de que vengan esos incircuncisos y se ensañen conmigo.

Pero el escudero se negó, porque tenía mucho miedo. Entonces Saúl empuñó su espada y se arrojó sobre ella. Cuando el escudero vio que Saúl había muerto, también él se arrojó sobre su espada y murió. Y así murieron juntos Saúl, sus tres hijos y toda su familia.

Cuando todos los israelitas que vivían en el valle vieron que Israel había huido y que Saúl y sus hijos habían muerto, huyeron también, abandonando sus ciudades. Entonces los filisteos llegaron y las ocuparon. Al día siguiente, cuando los filisteos fueron a despojar a los muertos, encontraron a Saúl y a sus tres hijos, caídos en el monte Guilboa. Lo despojaron, se apoderaron de su cabeza y de sus armas y enviaron mensajeros por todo el territorio filisteo, comunicando la noticia entre el pueblo y por los templos de sus ídolos. 10 Luego pusieron las armas de Saúl en el templo de sus dioses y colgaron su cabeza en el templo de Dagón.

11 Cuando todo Jabés de Galaad se enteró de lo que los filisteos habían hecho con Saúl, 12 todos los valientes se apresuraron, recogieron los cadáveres de Saúl y de sus hijos y los llevaron a Jabés. Luego enterraron sus huesos bajo la encina de Jabés y guardaron ayuno durante siete días.

13 Saúl murió a causa de la infidelidad que cometió contra el Señor, por no atender a su palabra y por haber consultado a una hechicera, 14 en lugar de consultar al Señor. Por eso el Señor lo hizo morir y entregó el reino a David, el hijo de Jesé.

Saul Takes His Life(A)

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.

Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.

When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.(B)

11 When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead(C) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

13 Saul died(D) because he was unfaithful(E) to the Lord; he did not keep(F) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(G) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(H) the kingdom(I) over to David son of Jesse.