8. The next day, the Philistines came to take valuable things from the dead bodies. They found Saul’s body and the bodies of his sons on Mount Gilboa.
9. The Philistines took things from Saul’s body. They took Saul’s head and armor. They sent messengers through all their country to tell the news to their false gods and to their people.
10. The Philistines put Saul’s armor in the temple of their false gods. They hung Saul’s head in the temple of Dagon.
11. All the people living in the town of Jabesh Gilead heard everything that the Philistines had done to Saul.
12. All the brave men from Jabesh Gilead went to get the bodies of Saul and his sons. They brought them back to Jabesh Gilead. They buried the bones of Saul and his sons under the large tree in Jabesh. Then they showed their sadness and fasted for seven days.
13. Saul died because he was not faithful to the Lord. He did not obey the Lord’S word. Saul also went to a medium and asked her for advice
14. instead of asking the Lord. That is why the Lord killed Saul and gave the kingdom to Jesse’s son David.