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As the Philistines tracked Saul and his sons, they killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua. The fighting was heavy around Saul. Their archers caught up with Saul and wounded him.

Saul (commanding his armor bearer): Draw your sword and kill me; otherwise these pagans will capture me and mutilate my body.

But the armor bearer was afraid to kill his king, so Saul committed suicide, falling on his own sword.

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