1 Chronicles 10:4
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4 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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1 Samuel 31:4
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4 (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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- 1 Samuel 31:4 torture
Acts 16:27
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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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Acts 1:18
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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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Matthew 27:4-5
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4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”
And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and (A)departed, and went and hanged himself.
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1 Chronicles 10:5
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5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
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1 Kings 16:18
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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 Kings 16:18 captured
- 1 Kings 16:18 Lit. over him
2 Samuel 17:23
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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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- 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. gave charge concerning his house
2 Samuel 1:20
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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.
2 Samuel 1:14-16
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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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2 Samuel 1:9-10
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9 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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- 2 Samuel 1:9 agony
1 Samuel 17:36
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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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1 Samuel 17:26
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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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