¹⁰ Surely the Lord will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle.

Israel’s Disobedience Predicted

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle,^[a] so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle.

²⁹ As the time of his death drew near, Jacob^[a] called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.

¹⁹ Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,

⁶ So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his troops all died together that same day.

³⁸ About ten days later, the Lord struck him, and he died.

²⁶ “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, since the Lord has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.