¹² all their brave men^(A) set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.^(B)

¹⁴ He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments;^(A) then they made a great fire in his honour.^(B)

⁵ you will die peacefully. There will be a burning ceremony for you just like the burning ceremonies for your ancestors, the kings of old who came before you.^(A) ‘Oh, master! ’ will be the lament for you, for I have spoken this word. This is the Lord’s declaration.” ’