The Death of Saul and Jonathan - 1 Samuel 31
Saul was now suffering many afflictions and was still angry at David. Saul was no longer a good king and David was rising to power. There was war going on in Israel. David was fighting people called the Amalekites, and Saul was fighting against the Philistines.
During this time period, David was continually being chased by Saul and he had to run for his life. David, on the other hand, had two different opportunities that he could have killed Saul. But David refused to kill Saul because he would not raise his hand against the Lord's anointed.
Saul was badly wounded by an arrow sent from the Philistines. He asked his armor bearer to pierce him with the sword, rather than being killed by an uncircumcised Philistine. His armor bearer refused to kill him, so Saul killed himself. The armor bearer did the same and both died together. Three of Saul's sons died as well in this battle. One of the sons was Jonathan, one of David's best friends. The Philistines defeated Israel. It was definitely a very sad time for Israel and Saul's family.
A soldier came to David and told him that he had killed Saul. He wanted to impress David because he thought that killing Saul was a good thing to do. But David wasn't pleased when he heard this news. So he had this soldier killed for what he supposedly did. Then David wrote, The Song of the Bow, lamenting the deaths of Saul and Jonathan. David also became king at this time.
The time period for this event was around 1011 B.C.
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