The End of Saul and Jonathan

The End of Saul and Jonathan

The battle at Mount Gilboa was brutal and intense, and though filled with vigor, Jonathan was defeated, as were his brothers and his father, Saul. As he lay there dying he begged his armor bearer to take his life, but like David, he would not. So Saul released him and fell on his own sword to escape the shame of the Philistines. When the men of Israel saw this, they fled, and the Philistines overtook the cities of Israel.

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1 Samuel 31:4
In yesterday’s story we learned that Saul consulted a medium, a woman devoted to dark arts, to speak to Samuel. It was not the woman’s power what summoned the prophet from the realm of the dead, rather it was God who willed this to happen and used it to deliver a devastating message to Saul. His time was up, death would soon come to him and his sons. In today’s story we will hear of the death of Saul and of David’s dearest friend, Jonathan the son of the king.
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