1 Samuelsboken 31
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Saul dör på slagfältet
(1 Krön 10:1-12)
31 Filistéerna anföll Israel, som flydde för dem och många stupade på Gilboaberget. 2 Filistéerna förföljde Saul och hans söner och dödade Jonatan, Avinadav och Malki-Shua, Sauls söner. 3 Saul blev hårt pressad och anfölls från alla sidor och bågskyttarna fann honom och sårade honom svårt. 4 Saul sa då till sin väpnare: ”Dra ut ditt svärd och stöt ner mig, så inte dessa oomskurna hedningar kommer och genomborrar och kränker mig!” Men väpnaren var skräckslagen och vågade inte, så Saul tog själv sitt svärd och kastade sig mot det. 5 När hans väpnare såg att Saul var död, kastade han sig också på sitt svärd och dog tillsammans med honom. 6 Saul och hans tre söner dog den dagen, tillsammans med hans väpnare och alla hans närmaste män.
7 När israeliterna på andra sidan dalen och bortom Jordan hörde att deras armé hade flytt och att Saul och hans söner var döda, övergav de sina städer och flydde. Sedan kom filistéerna och intog dem.
8 Nästa dag när filistéerna gick ut för att plundra de döda, hittade de Saul och hans tre söner där de låg slagna på berget Gilboa. 9 De högg då huvudet av Saul och tog hans tillhörigheter och skickade runt dem i landet för att alla, både i deras avgudatempel och bland folket, skulle få del av de goda nyheterna. 10 Sauls vapen lade de sedan i Astartes tempel och hängde upp hans kropp på stadsmuren i Bet-Shean.
11 Men när folket i Javesh[a] i Gilead hörde vad filistéerna hade gjort med Saul, 12 drog alla deras vapenföra män ut hela natten till Bet-Shean. Där tog de ner Sauls och hans söners kroppar från muren och förde dem sedan till Javesh. Därefter brände de kropparna 13 och begravde benen under tamariskträdet vid Javesh. Sedan fastade de i sju dagar.
1 Samuel 31
King James Version
31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
12 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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 Samuel 31
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Death of Saul and His Sons
31 The Philistines fought against Israel,(A) and Israel’s men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.(B) 2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 3 When the battle intensified against Saul,(C) the archers found him and severely wounded him.[a] 4 Then Saul said to his armour-bearer,(D) ‘Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men(E) will come and run me through and torture me! ’ But his armour-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.(F) 5 When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him. 6 So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armour-bearer, and all his men.
7 When the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and on the other side of the Jordan saw that Israel’s men had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.
8 The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa. 9 They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armour, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news(G) in the temples of their idols(H) and among the people. 10 Then they put his armour in the temple of the Ashtoreths(I) and hung his body(J) on the wall of Beth-shan.(K)
11 When the residents of Jabesh-gilead(L) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their brave men(M) set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.(N) 13 Afterwards, they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree(O) in Jabesh(P) and fasted seven days.
Footnotes
- 31:3 LXX reads and he was wounded under the ribs
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