^4 (A)Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise ^(B)these uncircumcised Philistines will come and pierce me through, and abuse me.” But his armor bearer was unwilling, because he was very fearful. ^(C)So Saul took ^[a]his sword and fell on it. ⁵ When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.

²³ Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been ^[a]followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to ^(A)his city, and ^[b](B)set his house in order, and ^(C)hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave.