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1 Samuel 31:4

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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ASV

Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

KJV

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
לְנֹשֵׂ֨אle.no.Se'to [the] bearer ofH5375 →
כֵלָ֜יוkhe.Lavarmor hisH3627 →
שְׁלֹ֥ףshe.Lofdraw outH8025 →
חַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.Khasword yourH2719 →
וְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niand pierce through meH1856 →
בָ֗הּVahwith <the> it
פֶּן־pen-lestH6435 →
יָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uthey should comeH935 →
הָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.Limthe uncircumcised [men]H6189 →
הָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
וּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙u.de.ka.Ru.niand they will pierce through meH1856 →
וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-and they will deal wantonlyH5953 →
בִ֔יViwith <the> me
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
אָבָה֙'a.Vahhe was willingH14 →
נֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'[the] bearer ofH5375 →
כֵלָ֔יוkhe.Lavarmor hisH3627 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
יָרֵ֖אya.Re'he was afraidH3372 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revthe swordH2719 →
וַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.Poland he fellH5307 →
עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →

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2 Samuel 1:6“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.2 Samuel 1:9–10Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’Judges 9:54He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”1 Kings 16:27As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?2 Samuel 1:14So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”1 Chronicles 10:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.Judges 14:3But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”Jeremiah 38:19But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”Psalms 37:15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.Jeremiah 9:25–26“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:Ezekiel 44:7–9In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

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The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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