King Saul with his three sons are slain by the Philistines. 8. Who spoil the army and carry away Saul's head. 11. The men of Jabes Galaad bury his body and his sons, fasting for them seven days. And the kingdom is translated to David.King Saul with his three sonnes are slaine by the Philistiens. 8. Who spoile the armie and carie away Sauls head. 11. The men of Iabes Galaad burie his bodie and his sonnes, fasting for them seuen daies. And the kingdom is translated to Dauid.✦
The second part. King Saul and his familie ouerthrwone.
And the Philistims fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Palesthines, and they fell wounded in mount Gelboe.AMd the Philistijms fought agaynst Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Palesthines, and they fel wounded in mount Gelboe.Philisthiim autem pugnabant contra Israël, fugeruntque viri Israël Palæsthinos, et ceciderunt vulnerati in monte Gelboë.
2And when the Philisthians were come near pursuing Saul, and his sons, they percusserunt: struck, the preterite of strike Jonathas, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sons of Saul.And when the Philitthians were come nere pursewing Saul, and his sonnes, they stroke Ionathas, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sonnes of Saul.Cumque appropinquassent Philisthæi, persequentes Saul et filios ejus, percusserunt Jonathan, et Abinadab, et Melchisua filios Saul.
3And the battle grew sore against Saul, and the archers found him, and wounded him with arrows.And the battel grewe sore agaynst Saul, and the archers fouud him, and wounded him with arrowes.Et aggravatum est prælium contra Saul, inveneruntque eum sagittarii, et vulneraverunt jaculis.
4And Saul said to his armiger: a squire or country gentleman; armour-bearer, the soldier who carries a captain's arms: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest perhaps these uncircumcised come, and deride me. But his arma/armiger: armour, war-gear; the harness bearer is the armour-bearer bearer would not, being frighted with fear: Saul therefore caught his sword, and fell upon it.And Saul sayd to his esquyer: Draw thy swoord, and kil me: lest perhaps these vncircumcised'come, and deride me. But his harnes bearer would not, being frighted with feare: Saul therfore caught his sword, and fel vpon it.Et dixit Saul ad armigerum suum : Evagina gladium tuum, et interfice me, ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti, et illudant mihi. Noluit autem armiger ejus hoc facere, timore perterritus : arripuit ergo Saul ensem, et irruit in eum.
5Which when his harness bearer had seen, to videlicet: namely, that is to say, that Saul was dead, himself also fell upon his sword, and died.Which wheu his harnes bearer had seene, to witte, that Saul was dead, him self also fel vpon his sword, aud died.Quod cum vidisset armiger ejus, videlicet mortuum esse Saul, irruit etiam ipse in gladium suum, et mortuus est.
6Saul therefore died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together.Saul therfore died, and his three sonnes, and al his house fel together.Interiit ergo Saul : et tres filii ejus, et omnis domus illius pariter concidit.
7Which when the men of Israel had seen, that dwelt in the campestribus: open, level country, the plains, they fled: and Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were dispersed hither and thither: and the Philisthims came, and dwelt in them.Which when the men of Israel had sene, that dwelt in the chainpayne, they fled: and Saul and his sonnes being dead, they forsooke their cities, and were dispersed hither and thither: and the Philisthijms came, and dwelt in them.Quod cum vidissent viri Israël qui habitabant in campestribus, fugerunt : et Saul ac filiis ejus mortuis, dereliquerunt urbes suas, et huc illucque dispersi sunt : veneruntque Philisthiim, et habitaverunt in eis.
8The next day therefore the Philisthims taking away the spoils of them that were slain, found Saul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe.The next day therfore the Philisthijms taking away the spoiles of them that were stayne, fonnd Saul and his sonnes lying on mount Gelboe.Die igitur altero detrahentes Philisthiim spolia cæsorum, invenerunt Saul et filios ejus jacentes in monte Gelboë.
9And when they had spoiled him, and cut off his head, and stripped him of his armour, they sent into their land, that it should be carried about, and should be shewed in the temples of the Idols, and to the people:And when they had spoyled him, and cut of his head, and stripped him of his armour, they sent into their land, that it should be caried abour, and should be shewed in the temples of the Idols, and to the people:Cumque spoliassent eum, et amputassent caput, armisque nudassent, miserunt in terram suam, ut circumferretur, et ostenderetur idolorum templis, et populis :
10and his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and the head they nailed up in the temple of Dagon.and his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and the head they nailed vp in the temple of Dagon.✦arma autem ejus consecraverunt in fano dei sui, et caput affixerunt in templo Dagon.
11When the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all things that the Philistims had done upon Saul,When the men of Iabes Galaad had heard this, to witte, al thinges that the Philistijms had done vpon Saul,Hoc cum audissent viri Jabes Galaad, omnia scilicet quæ Philisthiim fecerant super Saul,
12every one of the valiant men arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them into Jabes, and buried their bones under an oak, that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days.euerie one of the valiant men arose, and tooke the bodies of Saul and of his sonnes, and brought them into Iabes, and buried their bones vnder an oke, that was in Iabes, and they fasted seuen daies.consurrexerunt singuli virorum fortium, et tulerunt cadavera Saul et filiorum ejus : attuleruntque ea in Jabes, et sepelierunt ossa eorum subter quercum, quæ erat in Jabes, et jejunaverunt septem diebus.
13Saul therefore died for his iniquities, for that he transgressed the commandment of our Lord which he had commanded, and kept it not: yea and besides also consulted the pythonissam: a woman possessed of a divining or familiar spirit, a sorceress consulted for oracles,Saul therfore died for his iniquities, for that he transgressed the commandement of our Lord which he had commanded, and kept it not: yea and besides also consulted the Pythonesse,Mortuus est ergo Saul propter iniquitates suas, eo quod prævaricatus sit mandatum Domini quod præceperat, et non custodierit illud : sed insuper etiam pythonissam consuluerit,
14and trusted not in our Lord: for the which he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai.and trusted not in our Lord: for the which he slewe him, and transferred his kingdome to Dauid the sonne of Isai.✦nec speraverit in Domino : propter quod interfecit eum, et transtulit regnum ejus ad David filium Isai.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.