And it came to be, when Zimri saw that the city was captured, that he went into a high place of the sovereign’s house and burned the sovereign’s house down upon himself with fire, and died,
1 Samuel 31:5 - The Scriptures 1998 And when his armour-bearer saw that Sha’ul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword and died with him. American Standard Version (1901) And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him. Common English Bible When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also impaled himself on his sword and died with Saul. Catholic Public Domain Version And when his armor bearer had seen this, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. |
And it came to be, when Zimri saw that the city was captured, that he went into a high place of the sovereign’s house and burned the sovereign’s house down upon himself with fire, and died,
And when his armour-bearer saw that Sha’ul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
He then immediately called the young man, his armour-bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
And Sha’ul said to his armour-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and roll themselves on me.” But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Sha’ul took the sword and fell on it.
Thus Sha’ul died, and three of his sons, and his armour-bearer, also all his men, together on that day.