1 Samuel 31:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ And when his armour-bearer saw that Sha’ul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.

Common English Bible

⁵ When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also impaled himself on his sword and died with Saul.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And when his armor bearer had seen this, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him.

1 Samuel 31:5 Cross References

1 Kings 16:18

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 Chronicles 10:5

And when his armour-bearer saw that Sha’ul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

Judges 9:54

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.

1 Samuel 31:4

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.

1 Samuel 31:6

Thus Sha’ul died, and three of his sons, and his armour-bearer, also all his men, together on that day.