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 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. American Standard Version (1901) And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died. 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, specifically, that Saul was dead, he now fell on his sword also, and he died. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died. |
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.
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.
When his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.