1 Chronicles 10:5

5 When the armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on the sword and died.

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 The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was wounded by them.

4 Saul told his armorbearer, "Draw your sword! Stab me, or these godless men will come and make fun of me." But his armorbearer refused because he was terrified. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

5 When the armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on the sword and died.

6 So Saul, his three sons, and his dynasty died together.

7 When all the people of Israel in the valley saw that [their army] had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities. So the Philistines came to live in these cities.