On nearby Mount Gilboa, Saul, the first king of Israel, was defeated by the Philistines in a dramatic battle, during which Jonathan and two of Saul’s other sons were killed and Saul himself committed suicide. ​ — 1 Samuel 31: 1 - 5.
( Soģu 7: 1 — 25; Cakarijas 4: 6.) Turpat blakus, Gilboas kalnā, Izraēlas pirmo ķēniņu Saulu dramatiskā kaujā pieveica filistieši, un šajā cīņā krita Jonatāns un divi citi Saula dēli, bet pats Sauls izdarīja pašnāvību.