1. When the Philistines attacked the Israelites, the Israelites ran away from the Philistines, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.
2. The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3. The battle was fierce around Saul. When the archers located him, they wounded him badly.
4. Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me with it! Otherwise, these uncircumcised men will come and kill me or torture me." But his armor-bearer refused because he was terrified. So Saul took the sword and impaled himself on it.
5. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also impaled himself on his sword and died with Saul.