The war between the Philistines and Israel was
fierce. Many Israelites died and the others ran
from the battlefield. Three of Saul’s sons were
killed, including Jonathan.
An arrow hit Saul and he knew he was about to
die. He turned to the man who carried his armor.
“Pull out your sword and kill me. If these pagans
find me alive, they’ll torture me until I’m dead.”
The armor-bearer refused to kill his king, so
Saul fell on his own sword and died. When his
armor-bearer saw this, he fell on his sword and
died.
A man came along who was a soldier for
Israel, but from another country. He saw that
Saul was dead, so...