1 Chronicles Chapter 10
The Philistines were throwing hands with Israel, and the Israelites dipped hard, getting wrecked on Mount Gilboa.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. {slain: or, wounded}
The Philistines were hot on Saul and his crew's trail, taking out Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. {Abinadab: also called, Ishui}
The fight was tough for Saul, and the archers peeped him, leaving him hurt.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. {and the archers: Heb. and the shooters with bows} {hit: Heb. found}
So Saul hit up his armor-bearer, "Yo, stab me with your sword so these uncircumcised don’t clown on me." But the armor-bearer was shook, so Saul just went for it and fell on his own sword.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. {abuse me: or, mock me}
When the armor-bearer saw that Saul had bit the dust, he also fell on his sword and was done for.
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
So Saul and his three sons, plus the whole crew, all went out together.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
When the Israelites peeped that they were bailed and that Saul and his sons were gone, they ditched their cities and bounced; the Philistines rolled in and took over.
And when all the men of Israel that {were} in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
The next day, when the Philistines came to loot the fallen, they found Saul and his sons down on Mount Gilboa.
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
After stripping him, they took his head and gear, sending it all around Philistine land to show off to their idols and the people.
And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
They placed his gear in their god's crib and hung his head in Dagon's temple.
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
When all of Jabesh-gilead heard about what the Philistines did to Saul,
And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
The brave homies stepped up, grabbed Saul and his sons' bodies, brought them to Jabesh, buried their bones under the oak, and fasted for a week.
They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Saul bit the dust for his mess-ups against the Lord, not keeping the Lord's word, and for hitting up a medium for advice;
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, {even} against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking {counsel} of {one that had} a familiar spirit, to enquire {of it}; {committed: Heb. transgressed}
He didn’t consult the Lord, so the Lord took him out and handed the kingdom to David, son of Jesse.
And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. {Jesse: Heb. Isai}