BRAGADAYJAH 905

BRAGADAYJAH 905
Saul dies at his own hands

And so David’s decision that day to the effect that all his men, whether they fought or missed the battle would share in the spoils of war, became a custom in Israel.  And when David returned to Ziklag, he shared the spoils with the elders of Judah, also to his friends with the message, “Behold a present for you of the spoils of the enemies of the Lord.” Equally David gave portions of the spoils to every place he had lodged while on the run from Saul.  And about that time, the Philistines fought against Israel and the men of Israel under Saul’s command fled from before the onslaught of the Philistines; and the Philistines pursued them until both of Saul’s sons were slain. Saul himself was hit by the archers and was badly wounded; and he ordered his armor-bearer to run him through with his sword, rather than being killed by the barbaric Philistines. But the armor bearer would not because he was much afraid. So Saul fell upon his own sword and killed himself. And when Saul’s armor bearer saw that Saul had killed himself, he also killed himself by his own hand with his own sword.  And so Saul’s two sons Jonathon and Abinadab, Saul and his armor-bearer were all dead.  

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