第224页 42. The Death of Saul（归罗之死）

42. The Death of Saul（归罗之死）(p.224-229)

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扫罗之死（撒母耳记上31章）
    当大卫复仇的时候，扫罗正在与非利士人最后一战。他后下有成千上百的人被杀死，许多人逃到山里。扫罗和他的几个儿子也退到山里。但非利士人不肯放过他们。扫罗的儿子像狮子一样英勇战斗，却一个接一个倒下了。他们就是亚比拿达、麦基舒亚、约拿单。
    约拿单曾相在大卫的国度里做宰相，这人愿望没有实现。耶和华的道路高过我们的道路，耶和华的意念高过我们的意念。但在天上，有一个冠冕为大卫这位忠心面又虔诚的朋友存留，上帝要擦干他眼里的泪水。
   现在，非利士人攻击的目标集中到扫罗和给他兵器的人身上。他们的目的是要活捉扫罗王或杀死他。扫罗看着他们，害怕得要死。他的耳边回响起那个妇人召上来的灵所说的话：“明日你和你的众子要和我在一起了。”死亡在眼前，他不想落到非利士人手里，他们一定会讥笑他，虐待他。他一定要避免那样的事情发生，他不能容许自己遭受到敌人的凌辱。
    于是，他又一次——这是他的最后一次——选择自己的道路。他决定自杀。
    “你拨出刀来将我刺死！”他吩咐给他拿兵器的人。
    拿兵器的人不肯杀他，因为他的职责是保护扫罗王的，而不是杀死他。
    于是，扫罗拿起自己的刀，伏在上面死了。拿兵器的人看见国王死了，也把自己的恨插在地上，然后伏在刀上，与扫罗王一起死去。

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The Death of Saul
1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
12 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.