1 Samuel 31:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Saul told the boy who carried his armor, “Take your sword and kill me or else these foreigners will do it and torment me as well!” But Saul’s helper was afraid and refused to kill him. So Saul took out his own sword and fell on it.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:20

Don’t tell the news in Gath. Don’t announce it in the streets of Ashkelon. Those Philistine cities would be happy! Those foreigners would be glad.

2 Samuel 1:6

The young soldier said, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa. I saw Saul leaning on his spear. The Philistine chariots and horse soldiers were coming closer and closer to Saul.

Judges 9:54

Abimelech quickly said to the servant who carried his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me. I want you to kill me so that people will not say, ‘A woman killed Abimelech.’” So the servant stabbed Abimelech with his sword, and he died.

1 Kings 16:27

The rest of the story about Omri and the great things he did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not do what he suggested, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He made plans for his family and then hanged himself. They buried him in his father’s tomb.

2 Samuel 1:14

David said to the young soldier, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s chosen king?”

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed both a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, Goliath, just like them. Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “What did he say? What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner, nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to his young helper who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s go to the camp of those foreigners. Maybe the Lord will use us to defeat them. Nothing can stop the Lord—it doesn’t matter if we have many soldiers or just a few soldiers.”

Judges 14:3

His father and his mother answered, “But surely there is a woman from the Israelites you can marry. Do you have to marry a woman from the Philistines? Their men are not even circumcised.” But Samson said, “Get that woman for me! She is the one I want!”

1 Chronicles 10:4

Then Saul said to the helper who carried his armor, “Pull out your sword and use it to kill me. Then these foreigners will not hurt me and make fun of me when they come.” But the helper was afraid. He refused to kill Saul. So Saul used his own sword to kill himself by falling on it.

1 Samuel 31:5

When the helper saw that Saul was dead, he took out his own sword, fell on it, and died there with Saul.

2 Samuel 21:12

Then David took the bones of Saul and Jonathan from the men of Jabesh Gilead. (The men of Jabesh Gilead got these bones after Saul and Jonathan were killed at Gilboa. The Philistines had hanged the bodies of Saul and Jonathan on a wall in Beth Shan. But the men of Jabesh Gilead went there and stole the bodies from that public area.)

1 Kings 16:18

When Zimri saw the city had been captured, he ran to the palace fortress, but the soldiers burned it down with him still in it.

1 Samuel 26:10

As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord himself will punish Saul. Maybe Saul will die naturally or maybe he will be killed in battle.

2 Samuel 1:1

After David defeated the Amalekites, he went back to Ziklag. This was just after Saul had been killed. David had been there two days.