¹² all their valiant men^(A) marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned^(B) them.

¹⁴ They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself^(A) in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes,^(B) and they made a huge fire^(C) in his honor.

⁵ you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire^(A) in honor of your predecessors, the kings who ruled before you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, “Alas,^(B) master!” I myself make this promise, declares the Lord.’”