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Muerte de Saúl y de sus hijos

(1 S. 31.1-13)

10 Los filisteos pelearon contra Israel; y huyeron delante de ellos los israelitas, y cayeron heridos en el monte de Gilboa. Y los filisteos siguieron a Saúl y a sus hijos, y mataron los filisteos a Jonatán, a Abinadab y a Malquisúa, hijos de Saúl. Y arreciando la batalla contra Saúl, le alcanzaron los flecheros, y fue herido por los flecheros. Entonces dijo Saúl a su escudero: Saca tu espada y traspásame con ella, no sea que vengan estos incircuncisos y hagan escarnio de mí; pero su escudero no quiso, porque tenía mucho miedo. Entonces Saúl tomó la espada, y se echó sobre ella. Cuando su escudero vio a Saúl muerto, él también se echó sobre su espada y se mató. Así murieron Saúl y sus tres hijos; y toda su casa murió juntamente con él. Y viendo todos los de Israel que habitaban en el valle, que habían huido, y que Saúl y sus hijos eran muertos, dejaron sus ciudades y huyeron, y vinieron los filisteos y habitaron en ellas.

Sucedió al día siguiente, que al venir los filisteos a despojar a los muertos, hallaron a Saúl y a sus hijos tendidos en el monte de Gilboa. Y luego que le despojaron, tomaron su cabeza y sus armas, y enviaron mensajeros por toda la tierra de los filisteos para dar las nuevas a sus ídolos y al pueblo. 10 Y pusieron sus armas en el templo de sus dioses, y colgaron la cabeza en el templo de Dagón. 11 Y oyendo todos los de Jabes de Galaad lo que los filisteos habían hecho de Saúl, 12 se levantaron todos los hombres valientes, y tomaron el cuerpo de Saúl y los cuerpos de sus hijos, y los trajeron a Jabes; y enterraron sus huesos debajo de una encina en Jabes, y ayunaron siete días.

13 Así murió Saúl por su rebelión con que prevaricó contra Jehová, contra la palabra de Jehová, la cual no guardó,(A) y porque consultó a una adivina,(B) 14 y no consultó a Jehová; por esta causa lo mató, y traspasó el reino a David hijo de Isaí.

The Death of Saul

10 The Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines and fell mortally wounded at Mount Gilboa. The Philistines were closing in on Saul and his sons. They struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua, the sons of Saul. The attack directed at Saul was fierce. The archers targeted him and hit him, and he was in great pain from his wounds.

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through so that these uncircumcised fellows do not come and abuse me.”

His armor bearer would not do it because he was too afraid. 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 died, and his three sons, his entire house, died together.

When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and lived in them.

On the next day when the Philistines came to strip those who had been killed in the battle, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They stripped Saul, carried off his head and his armor, and sent them throughout Philistia to spread the good news to their idols and people. 10 They put Saul’s armor and weapons in the temple of their gods and impaled his skull in the temple of Dagon.

11 The entire city of Jabesh Gilead heard about everything that the Philistines had done to Saul. 12 So all the courageous, strong men set out and carried away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons. They brought them to Jabesh and buried their bones under the terebinth[a] tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.

13 Saul died as a result of the unfaithfulness which he had commited against the Lord by not keeping the Lord’s command and by seeking a medium to direct his actions. 14 He did not seek guidance from the Lord. That is why the Lord brought about his death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 10:12 In 1 Samuel 31:13 it reads tamarisk.

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

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.

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

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.

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.

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.

10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 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.

13 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;

14 And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.