1 Samuel 31:4
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| Overview - 1 Samuel 31 | |
| 1 | Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, he and his armour-bearer kill themselves. |
| 7 | The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites. |
| 8 | They triumph over the dead carcases. |
| 11 | They of Jabesh-gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury their bones. |
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1 Samuel 31:4 (King James Version)
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
- Draw
- Judges 9:54 ; 1 Chronicles 10:4
- uncircumcised
- 14:6 1 Samuel 17:26 1 Samuel 17:36 2 Samuel 1:20 ; Jeremiah 9:25 Jeremiah 9:26 ; Ezekiel 44:7-9
- abuse me
- or, mock me. he was sore.
- 2 Samuel 1:14
- Saul
- 2 Samuel 1:9 2 Samuel 1:10 ; 17:23 1 Kings 16:27
- a sword
- {Eth hacherve,} rather, "the sword," ie., his armour-
- bearer's, who, according to the Jews, was Doeg; and if so, then Saul and his executioner fell by the same sword with which they massacred the priests of God.