1 Samuel 31:4

New American Bible - revised edition

Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through; otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But the armor-bearer, badly frightened, refused, so Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:1

After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.

2 Samuel 1:14

David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put forth your hand to desecrate the Lord’s anointed?”

2 Samuel 1:20

Do not report it in Gath, as good news in Ashkelon’s streets, Lest Philistine women rejoice, lest the women of the uncircumcised exult!

2 Samuel 1:6

The youth reporting to him replied: “I happened to find myself on Mount Gilboa and saw Saul leaning on his spear, with chariots and horsemen closing in on him.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not acted upon, he saddled his donkey and departed, going to his home in his own city. Then, having left orders concerning his household, he hanged himself. And so he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

2 Samuel 21:12

he went and obtained the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them away secretly from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them at the time they defeated Saul on Gilboa.

1 Kings 16:18

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the king’s house and burned it down over him. He died

1 Kings 16:27

The rest of the acts of Omri, what he did and his valor, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

1 Chronicles 10:4

Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through; otherwise these uncircumcised will come and abuse me.” But the armor-bearer, badly frightened, refused, so Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.

Judges 14:3

His father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among your kinsfolk or among all your people, that you must go and take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson answered his father, “Get her for me, for she is the one I want.”

Judges 9:54

He immediately called his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and put me to death so they will not say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his attendant ran him through and he died.

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to his armor-bearer: “Come, let us go over to that outpost of the uncircumcised. Perhaps the Lord will help us, because it is no more difficult for the Lord to grant victory by means of a few than it is by means of many.”

1 Samuel 17:26

David now said to the men standing near him: “How will the man who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from disgrace be rewarded? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should insult the armies of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:36

Your servant has killed both a lion and a bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be as one of them, because he has insulted the armies of the living God.”

1 Samuel 26:10

As the Lord lives,” David declared, “only the Lord can strike him: either when the time comes for him to die, or when he goes out and perishes in battle.

1 Samuel 31:5

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