"O mountainsof Gilboa,Let not dewor rainbe on you, norfieldsof offerings;For therethe shieldof the mightywas defiled,The shieldof Saul,not anointedwith oil.
Now the Philistinesfoughtagainst Israel;and the menof Israelfledbeforethe Philistinesand fellslainon MountGilboa.
It cameabout the nextday,when the Philistinescameto stripthe slain,that they foundSauland his sonsfallenon MountGilboa.
"Your neckis like the towerof David,Builtwith rowsof stonesOn which are hunga thousandshields,Allthe round shieldsof the mightymen.
They setthe table,they spreadout the cloth,they eat,they drink;"Riseup, captains,oilthe shields,"
"I will layit waste;It will not be prunedor hoed,But briarsand thornswill comeup. I will also chargethe cloudsto rainnorainon it."
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"On the daywhen it wentdownto SheolI causedlamentations;I closedthe deepoverit and heldbackits rivers.And [its] manywaterswere stoppedup, and I made Lebanonmournfor it, and allthe treesof the fieldwiltedawayon accountof it.
The grain offeringand the drinkofferingare cutoffFrom the houseof the LORD.The priestsmourn,The ministersof the LORD.
Whoknowswhether He will [not] turnand relentAnd leavea blessingbehindHim, [Even] a grain offeringand a drinkofferingFor the LORDyour God?
CurseMeroz,'saidthe angelof the LORD,'Utterlycurseits inhabitants;Becausethey did not cometo the helpof the LORD,To the helpof the LORDagainst the warriors.'
Then Samueltookthe flaskof oil,pouredit on his head,kissedhim and said,"Has not the LORDanointedyou a ruleroverHis inheritance?
Now the Philistineswere fightingagainst Israel,and the menof Israelfledfrom beforethe Philistinesand fellslainon MountGilboa.
It cameabout on the nextdaywhen the Philistinescameto stripthe slain,that they foundSauland his threesonsfallenon MountGilboa.
