Verse 4
1 Chronicles 10:4
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Saul told his armor bearer, “Take out your sword and kill me before these heathen come and torment me.” But his armor bearer refused—he was too afraid to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁאוּל֩ אֶל נֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜י/ו שְׁלֹ֥ף חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ וְ/דָקְרֵ֣/נִי בָ֗/הּ פֶּן יָבֹ֜אוּ הָ/עֲרֵלִ֤ים הָ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ וְ/הִתְעַלְּלוּ בִ֔/י וְ/לֹ֤א אָבָה֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔י/ו כִּ֥י יָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑ד וַ/יִּקַּ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת הַ/חֶ֔רֶב וַ/יִּפֹּ֖ל עָלֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
And Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me." But his armor-bearer was very afraid, and Saul took his sword and fell upon it.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
The Philistines attacked Israel and all the Israelites soldiers ran away from them. Many Israelites...
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2
The Philistines chased down Saul and his sons. They killed Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malch...
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3
The battle raged intensely around Saul. The enemy archers saw where he was, and they wounded him.
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4
Saul told his armor bearer, “Take out your sword and kill me before these heathen come and torment m...
5
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
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6
So Saul and three of his sons died there, along with his royal line.
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7
When all the Israelites in the valley saw that their army had run away, and that Saul and his sons w...
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8
The following day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they discovered the bodies of Saul a...
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9
They stripped him, cut off his head, and took his armor. Then they sent the news throughout the land...
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10
However, when everyone in Jabesh-gilead heard everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
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11
all their fighting men went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons. They brought them back an...
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12
Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He did not keep the Lord's commands, and he also we...
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13
He did not consult the Lord, so the Lord put him to death and he handed over the kingship to David,...
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- 1 Chronicles
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- Chapter 10 (13 verses)
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