Judges 9:54

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He quickly called his armour-bearer and said to him, ‘Draw your sword and kill me, or they’ll say about me, “A woman killed him.” ’ So his armour-bearer ran him through, and he died.

Cross References

Judges 9:55

When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.

1 Samuel 14:7

His armour-bearer responded, ‘Do what is in your heart. Go ahead! I’m completely with you.’

1 Samuel 14:12

The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armour-bearer. ‘Come on up, and we’ll teach you a lesson! ’ they said. ‘Follow me,’ Jonathan told his armour-bearer, ‘for the Lord has handed them over to Israel.’

1 Samuel 14:13

Jonathan climbed up using his hands and feet, with his armour-bearer behind him. Jonathan cut them down, and his armour-bearer followed and finished them off.

1 Samuel 14:14

In that first assault Jonathan and his armour-bearer struck down about twenty men in a half-acre field.

1 Samuel 14:17

So Saul said to the troops with him, ‘Call the roll and determine who has left us.’ They called the roll and saw that Jonathan and his armour-bearer were gone.

1 Samuel 16:21

When David came to Saul  and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armour-bearer.

1 Samuel 31:6

So on that day, Saul died together with his three sons, his armour-bearer, and all his men.

2 Samuel 1:10

So I stood over him and killed him because I knew that after he had fallen he couldn’t survive. I took the crown that was on his head and the armband that was on his arm, and I’ve brought them here to my lord.’

2 Samuel 23:37

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,

1 Chronicles 10:4

Then Saul said to his armour-bearer, ‘Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me.’ But his armour-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.

1 Chronicles 10:5

When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.

1 Chronicles 11:39

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,

Judges 4:9

‘I will gladly go with you,’ she said, ‘but you will receive no honour on the road you are about to take, because the Lord will sell Sisera to a woman.’ So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

2 Samuel 1:7

When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, so I answered: I’m at your service.

2 Samuel 1:9

Then he begged me, “Stand over me and kill me, for I’m mortally wounded,  but my life still lingers.”