They behead him. They take it, and along with his sons, they hang it outside of one of their cities as a public shaming and a public warning to Israel. And it — the very last thing that happens in 1 Samuel is some of the Israelite faithful come and take the bodies down and give them a proper burial. Kind of a little mini raid in the night.
And then we get this phrase: "After the death of Saul." And that's very important to think about how he died, because we're going to get a different version of events from this messenger that comes in a moment. But the next phrase that shows up is, "When David had —"