Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

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(A)Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest (B)these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and [a]abuse me.”

But his armorbearer would not, (C)for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and (D)fell on it.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 31:4 torture

27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself.

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18 (A)(Now this man purchased a field with (B)the [a]wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his [b]entrails gushed out.

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  1. Acts 1:18 reward of unrighteousness
  2. Acts 1:18 intestines

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!

Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and (A)departed, and went and hanged himself.

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And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

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18 And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was [a]taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house [b]down upon himself with fire, and died,

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  1. 1 Kings 16:18 captured
  2. 1 Kings 16:18 Lit. over him

23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to (A)his house, to his city. Then he [a]put his (B)household in order, and (C)hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.

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  1. 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. gave charge concerning his house

20 (A)Tell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in the streets of (B)Ashkelon—
Lest (C)the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Lest the daughters of (D)the uncircumcised triumph.

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14 So David said to him, “How (A)was it you were not (B)afraid to (C)put forth your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” 15 Then (D)David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died. 16 So David said to him, (E)“Your blood is on your own head, for (F)your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ”

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He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for [a]anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’ 10 So I stood over him and (A)killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 1:9 agony

36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away (A)the reproach from Israel? For who is this (B)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should (C)defy the armies of (D)the living God?”

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Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these (A)uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord (B)from saving by many or by few.”

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Samson Dies with the Philistines

23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to (A)Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said:

“Our god has delivered into our hands
Samson our enemy!”

24 When the people saw him, they (B)praised their god; for they said:

“Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy,
The destroyer of our land,
And the one who multiplied our dead.”

25 So it happened, when their hearts were (C)merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may perform for us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

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21 Then the Philistines took him and [a]put out his (A)eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison.

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  1. Judges 16:21 Lit. bored out

18 Then he became very thirsty; so he cried out to the Lord and said, (A)“You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”

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54 Then (A)he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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