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In the subsequent [[Battle of Mount Gilboa]], Saul and his three sons, Jonathan, [[Abinadab (son of Saul)|Abinadab]], and [[Malchishua]], all fell. The Philistines found his body, dismembered him at the neck, and fastened his body to the wall of [[Bethshan]]. It was one of the worst humiliations a man could suffer in death. Happily, the men of Jabesh-gilead, which was nearby, recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons and decently cremated them.<ref name=GeoCities/><ref name=Catholic/>
In the subsequent [[Battle of Mount Gilboa]], Saul and his three sons, Jonathan, [[Abinadab (son of Saul)|Abinadab]], and [[Malchishua]], all fell. The Philistines found his body, dismembered him at the neck, and fastened his body to the wall of [[Bethshan]]. It was one of the worst humiliations a man could suffer in death. Happily, the men of Jabesh-gilead, which was nearby, recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons and decently cremated them.<ref name=GeoCities/><ref name=Catholic/>
[[Ishbosheth]] succeeded Saul immediately as king of the [[United Kingdom of Israel]]. But the tribe of [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]] seceded from the kingdom for seven and a half years and accepted [[David]] as its king. Eventually all the other eleven tribes would transfer their allegiance to David.
== Chronological Placement ==
== Chronological Placement ==