1 Samuel 31:5

וַיַּרְא נֹשֵֽׂא ־ כֵלָיו כִּי מֵת שָׁאוּל וַיִּפֹּל גַּם ־ הוּא עַל ־ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּמָת עִמּֽוֹ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

In Context

4וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל לְנֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ ׀ וְדָקְרֵנִי בָהּ פֶּן ־ יָבוֹאוּ הָעֲרֵלִים הָאֵלֶּה וּדְקָרֻנִי וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ ־ בִי וְלֹא אָבָה נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו כִּי יָרֵא מְאֹד וַיִּקַּח שָׁאוּל אֶת ־ הַחֶרֶב וַיִּפֹּל עָלֶֽיהָ ׃

6וַיָּמָת שָׁאוּל וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת בָּנָיו וְנֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו גַּם כָּל ־ אֲנָשָׁיו בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יַחְדָּֽו ׃

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 31:2-8

The Death of Saul. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest… Read the whole commentary →

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