David's Wives Are Captured – 1 Samuel 30
- When David and his men return to Ziklag, they find that their town has been burned and their women and children taken captive by the Amalekites. The men are greatly distressed, and some speak of stoning David, but David finds his strength in the Lord.
- David has Abiathar the priest bring him the ephod, and he questions God if he should pursue the Amalekites. God tells him to do so, so David sets out with 600 men. 200 become tired, so David and the 400 continue on. They come upon an Egyptian man, the servant of an Amalekite, who was left behind because he was sick. David gives him food and drink, then asks the man to take him to the Amalekites (they ones who had burned Ziklag). The man agrees as long as they will not deliver him into the hands of his master.
David Defeats the Amalekites
- The Egyptian takes David and his men to the Amalekites, and David strikes them from twilight till dusk. Only four hundred men are able to flee on camels. David rescues his wives and children and all their belongings, and brings back all the spoils. They reunite with the 200 men, and David states that they will not be given any of the spoils, but they can take their wives, children.
- Once back in Ziklag, David sends some of his spoils to his friends, the elders of Judah.
The Death of Saul – 1 Samuel 31
- The Philistines were fighting Israel, and the men of Israel were slain on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines overtake Saul and his sons, and strike down his three sons. The archers find Saul and badly wound him.
- Saul instructs his armor bearer to draw his sword and thrust it through him so he will not be killed by these uncircumcised Philistines. His armor bearer refuses, so Saul takes his own sword and falls upon it. His armor bearer does the same thing. The men of Israel, seeing that Saul and his sons are all dead, abandon their cities, and the Philistines come and live in them.
- The Philistines come to strip the slain the next day, and they find Saul and his sons. They cut off Saul's head, strip off his armor, and send messengers throughout the land to carry the good news. They put Saul's armor in the temple of Ashtaroth and fasten his body to the wall of Beth-shan, but the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead bring the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Jabesh and burn them there, then bury the bones and fast for seven days.
The Death of Saul and His Sons – 1 Chronicles 10:1–14
- The Philistines were fighting Israel, and the men of Israel were slain on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines overtake Saul and his sons, and strike down his three sons. The archers find Saul and badly wound him.
- Saul instructs his armor bearer to draw his sword and thrust it through him so he will not be killed by these uncircumcised Philistines. His armor bearer refuses, so Saul takes his own sword and falls upon it. His armor bearer does the same thing. The men of Israel, seeing that Saul and his sons are all dead, abandon their cities, and the Philistines come and live in them.
- The Philistines come to strip the slain the next day, and they find Saul and his sons. They cut off Saul's head, strip off his armor, and send messengers throughout the land to carry the good news. They put Saul's armor in the temple of Ashtaroth and fasten his body to the wall of Beth-shan, but the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead bring the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Jabesh and burn them there, then bury the bones and fast for seven days. Saul dies because he was unfaithful to the Lord, failing to obey the Lord's command and consulting a medium instead of asking God. The Lord kills him and turns over the kingdom to David.
Saul's Genealogy Repeated – 1 Chronicles 9:40–44
- The genealogy of Jonathan is given.
Mephibosheth Crippled – 2 Samuel 4:4
- Jonathan has a son Mephibosheth. When he is five years old, word comes of Saul's and Jonathan's deaths, and Mephibosheth's nurse takes the boy and tries to flee. In her haste, the boy falls and becomes lame.
David Hears of Saul's Death – 2 Samuel 1;1–27
- David returns to Ziklag after defeating the Amalekites, and a man from Saul's camp (an Amalekite) comes to him and reports that Saul and Jonathan are dead. David asks how the man knows this, and the man explains that he came upon Saul and Saul instructed him to kill him so the Amalekites would not (a lie). He presents Saul's crown and armlet.
- David tears his clothes, as do the men with him. They mourn and fast for Saul, Jonathan, and the Israelites who were killed. He then has the Amalekite killed for taking the life of the Lord's anointed.
David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan
- David laments the death of Saul and Jonathan, a profound expression of public and personal grief.
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