King James Version (KJV)
1 Chronicles 10:4
“Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 10
2
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
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Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
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And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
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So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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