1 Chronicles 10:4

4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer * , Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer * would not; for he was sore afraid . So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

1 Chronicles 10:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 31:4

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:4)

1 Chronicles 10:4 In-Context

2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers .

4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer , Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid . So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead , he fell likewise on the sword, and died .

6 So Saul died , and his three sons, and all his house died together.

Footnotes

• [a]. abuse me: or, mock me