Saul and Jonathan die on Mount Gilboa
1 Samuel 28; 31; 2 Samuel 1; 1 Chronicles 10
With no answer from God, Saul consulted a medium at Endor; the next battle against the Philistines on Mount Gilboa killed Saul and three of his sons, including Jonathan.
“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!”
2 Samuel 1:19 (World English Bible)
The night before the battle, Saul disguised himself and asked a medium to call up Samuel. The message was the one he feared: Israel would fall and he and his sons would die. The next day the Philistines overran Israel's army; the wounded Saul fell on his own sword.
David mourned them in a lament that includes the famous line below. 1 Chronicles 10:13–14 says Saul died for his unfaithfulness, including consulting a medium instead of Yahweh.
Places
JordanPhilistiaJabesh-gileadZiklagShunemBeth-shanMount GilboaValley of JezreelEn-dor
Dating notes
Ussher, 1055 BC, the end of Saul's 40-year reign.