1 Chronicles 10:5

5 And when his squire had seen this, that is, that Saul was dead, he felled also on his sword, and was dead.

1 Chronicles 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 31:5

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:5)

1 Chronicles 10:5 In-Context

3 And the battle was aggrieved against Saul; and men archers found him, and wounded him with darts. (And the battle was grievous against Saul; and the archers found him, and mortally wounded him with arrows.)
4 And Saul said to his squire, Draw out thy sword, and slay me, lest these uncircumcised men come, and scorn me. But his squire was afeared by dread, and would not do this; therefore Saul took a sword, and felled upon it.
5 And when his squire had seen this, that is, that Saul was dead, he felled also on his sword, and was dead.
6 Therefore Saul perished (And so Saul died), and his three sons, and all his house felled down together.
7 And when the men of Israel, that dwelled in field places, had seen this, they fled; and when Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered hither and thither; and Philistines came, and dwelled in those. (And when the men of Israel, who lived in the valley, had seen this, they fled; yea, when they heard that Saul and his sons were dead, they deserted their cities, and were scattered here and there; and the Philistines came, and lived in them/and lived there.)
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