Verse 4
1 Samuel 31:4
King James Version
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁאוּל֩ לְ/נֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜י/ו שְׁלֹ֥ף חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ וְ/דָקְרֵ֣/נִי בָ֗/הּ פֶּן יָ֠בוֹאוּ הָ/עֲרֵלִ֨ים הָ/אֵ֤לֶּה וּ/דְקָרֻ֨/נִי֙ 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 pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me and abuse me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
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Chapter 31 Context
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, a...
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And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, an...
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And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the arche...
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Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these un...
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And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him...
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So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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And when the men of Israel that
were on the other side of the valley, and
they that
were on the othe...
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And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Sau...
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And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines ro...
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And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-sh...
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And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
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All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons...
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And they took their bones, and buried
them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
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