1 Samuel 31
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Muerte de Saúl y sus hijos
(1 Cr 10:1-12)
31 Los filisteos pelearon contra Israel, y los israelitas salieron huyendo. Muchos israelitas murieron en el monte Guilboa. 2 Entonces los filisteos se dedicaron a perseguir a Saúl y a sus hijos, logrando matar a Jonatán, a Abinadab y a Malquisúa. 3 La batalla se puso cada vez peor para Saúl, y los arqueros lo alcanzaron a herir gravemente con sus flechas. 4 Entonces Saúl le dijo a su escudero:
—Toma la espada y mátame para que esos paganos[a] no vengan a hacer burla de mí.
Pero el escudero de Saúl tuvo miedo y se negó a matarlo. Así que Saúl tomó su propia espada y se mató él mismo. 5 Al ver que Saúl estaba muerto, su escudero se atravesó con su propia espada y murió junto con Saúl. 6 Así fue como ese día murieron Saúl, sus tres hijos y su escudero.
7 Al ver que el ejército israelita huía y que Saúl y sus hijos habían muerto, los israelitas que vivían del otro lado del valle abandonaron sus ciudades y también huyeron. Entonces los filisteos pasaron a ocupar esas ciudades.
8 Al día siguiente, cuando los filisteos regresaron para despojar a los cadáveres, encontraron a Saúl y a sus hijos muertos en el monte Guilboa. 9 Entonces decapitaron a Saúl, le quitaron todas las armas y enviaron mensajeros para que esparcieran la noticia a los filisteos y a todos los templos de sus ídolos. 10 Pusieron sus armas en el templo de la diosa Astarté. Después colgaron su cadáver en el muro de Betsán. 11 Cuando la gente de Jabés de Galaad se enteró de lo que los filisteos habían hecho, 12 los soldados de Jabés caminaron toda la noche a Betsán para recuperar los cuerpos de Saúl y de sus hijos. Después de bajarlos del muro, regresaron a Jabés, donde los incineraron. 13 Luego tomaron los huesos y los enterraron bajo la sombra del tamarisco de Jabés. Después ayunaron por siete días.
Footnotes
- 31:4 paganos Textualmente incircuncisos. Esto indicaba que no eran israelitas y no habían participado en el pacto con Dios.
1 Samuel 31
New King James Version
The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons(A)
31 Now (B)the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount (C)Gilboa. 2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed (D)Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. 3 (E)The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers [a]hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.
4 (F)Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest (G)these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and [b]abuse me.”
But his armorbearer would not, (H)for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and (I)fell on it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.
7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to (J)proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. 10 (K)Then they put his armor in the temple of the (L)Ashtoreths, and (M)they fastened his body to the wall of (N)Beth[c] Shan.
11 (O)Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 (P)all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and (Q)burned them there. 13 Then they took their bones and (R)buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, (S)and fasted seven days.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 31:3 Lit. found him
- 1 Samuel 31:4 torture
- 1 Samuel 31:10 Beth Shean, Josh. 17:11
1 Samuel 31
English Standard Version
The Death of Saul
31 (A)Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain (B)on Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down (C)Jonathan and (D)Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 (E)The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 (F)Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these (G)uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, (H)for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword (I)and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, (J)to carry the good news (K)to the house of their idols and to the people. 10 (L)They put his armor in the temple of (M)Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of (N)Beth-shan. 11 (O)But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 (P)all the valiant men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh (Q)and burned them there. 13 And they took their bones (R)and buried them under (S)the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and (T)fasted seven days.
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