1 Samuel 31:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 31:5

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When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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World English Bible

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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1 Samuel 31

³ When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.

⁴ Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, 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.

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

⁶ So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.

⁷ When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.

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