⁴ Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

⁴ Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,^(A) or these uncircumcised^(B) 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.

²⁷ The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.^(A)

¹⁸ (With the payment^(A) he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;^(B) there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.

⁴ “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”^(A)

⁵ So Judas threw the money into the temple^(B) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.^(C)

⁵ When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.

¹⁸ When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the royal palace and set the palace on fire around him. So he died,

²³ When Ahithophel saw that his advice^(A) had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order^(B) and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

¹⁴ David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?^(A)”

¹⁵ Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”^(B) So he struck him down, and he died.^{(C) 16} For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head.^(D) Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”