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1 Samuel 31:3-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 31:3-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 When the battle intensified against Saul,(A) the archers caught up with him and severely wounded him.[a] 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer,(B) “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men(C) will come and run me through and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.(D) 5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him. 6 So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men.
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- 1 Samuel 31:3 LXX reads and he was wounded under the ribs
1 Samuel 31:3-6
New International Version
1 Samuel 31:3-6
New International Version
3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded(A) him critically.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(B) or these uncircumcised(C) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. 6 So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died(D) together that same day.
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