I. Samugn XXXII. 9.

pany that came against us into our
24 For who will_hearken unto you in xthis xmatter ? but as his part is xsthat goeth_down to the battle, so shall his part be x+that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall_part alike.”
2 And it was so from xthat xday atforward, that he made it a statute ane an ordinance for Israél unto xthis xday.
26 And when Dayid came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the_elders_of Judah, even to his friends, saying, “ Be- hold a » present for you of the_spoil_of the_enemies_of ‘the Lorp ;”
27 To them which were in Beth-él, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which weve in Jattir,
28 And to them which were in xAroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which weve in Eshtemoa,
29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the_cities_ of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the_cities_of the Kenites,
30 And to them which were in Hor- mah, and to them which were in Chor- ashan, and to them which were in xAthach,
31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David him- self and his «men were_wont _to_ / haunt.
2 NOW the Philistines fought ] against Israél : and the_¢men_ of Israél fled from before the Philis- tines, and fell.down wslain in mount 9 xGilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed_hard upon Philistines slew-Jonathan, and -Abina- dab, and ~Melchi-shua, Saul’s sons.
3 ‘And the battle went_sore against | 9, Saul, and the archers ,” hit him ; and he was sore wounded of the archers;
4 Then said Saul unto his armour- bearer, “*Draw thy sword and -thrust_ me_through therewith ; lest xthese xun- circumcised tcome and -thrust_me_ through, and -abuse me.” But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul. took a xsword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that San was_dead, hte felllikewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6So Saul died, and his three sons, andhis armourbearer, and allhis « men, that same xday together.
7 And when the_@ men_of Israél that were on the_other_side_of the valley, and they that were on the_other. _side xJordan, saw that the_« men_of Israél 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 mor- row, when the Philistines came to strip ethe slain, that they found -Saul and Le ethree sons fallen in mount *Gil-
0a.
9 And they cut_off his ~head, and stripped_off his armour, and sent into the_land_ofthe Philistines round_about,
B.C. about 1056. 24. See Num. 31. 27. Josh, 22. 8.
aa. and.
DAVID SENDS PRE- SENTS TO HIS FRIENDS.
b. blessing.
@. anah- shim. JF. frequent.
ISRAEL DISCOMFIT- ED. SAUL AND HIS SONS SLAIN.
1-6. 1 CHR. 10. 1-6.
@. anah- shim.
w. pounded
a, Bubbiini
spr a Ch. Th. 49. 1 Chr. 8. 33. 3. See 2Sam. 1. 6-10.
Am, even men with bows.
@, anah- shim.
MEN OF ISRAEL FLEE.
7.1 Cur. 10. 7.
PHILIS- TINES STRIP THE SLAIN. 8-10. 1 CHR.
10. 8-10. 9. pels 16. 2 Sam 1.20.
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I, Samurt XXXT. 10.
B. ¢ tia
B.C. 1056.
AN AMA-
LEKITE INFORMS DaviD. L1 eau 30. 17, 26
i. Heb. ish.
b. Behold me.
s. coul.
to publish it zm 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 4 Beth-shan.
11 And when the_inhabitants_of Ja- besh-gilead heard of -that which the Philistines had_done to Saul ;