Part 29

09:030:017 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

09:030:018 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

09:030:019 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

09:030:020 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

09:030:021 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

09:030:022 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

09:030:023 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

09:030:024 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

09:030:025 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

09:030:026 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

09:030:027 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

09:030:028 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

09:030:029 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,

09:030:030 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,

09:030:031 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

09:031:001 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

09:031:002 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.

09:031:003 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

09:031:004 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.

09:031:005 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

09:031:006 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

09:031:007 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.

09:031:008 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.

09:031:009 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.

09:031:010 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

09:031:011 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

09:031:012 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.

09:031:013 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.