1 Samuel 31 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men that same day together.

² And the men of Israel, that were beyond the valley, and beyond the Jordan, seeing that the Israelites were fled, and that Saul was dead, and his sons, forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came, and dwelt there.

³ And on the morrow the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons lying in mount Gelboe.

⁴ And they cut off Saul's head, and stripped him of his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the temples of their idols, and among their people.

⁵ 0 And they put his armour in the temple of Astaroth, but his body they hung on the wall of Bethsan.

⁶ 1 Now when the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

⁷ 2 All the most valiant men arose, and walked all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Bethsan: and they came to Jabes Galaad, and burnt them there:

⁸ 3 And they took their bones and buried them in the wood of Jabes: and fasted seven days.

⁹ Now it came to pass, after Saul was dead, that David returned from the slaughter of the Amalecites, and abode two days in Siceleg.

¹⁰ And on the third day, there appeared a man who came out of Saul's camp, with his garments rent, and dust strewed on his head: and when he came to David, he fell upon his face, and adored.

¹¹ And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel.

¹² And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me. He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain.

¹³ And David said to the young man that told him: How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son, are dead?