Judges 9:54
 Judges 9:54 
New International Version (© 2011)
Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me, so that they can't say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died.

King James Bible
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

American Standard Version
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, 'Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me -- A woman slew him;' and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

Judges 9:54 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Draw thy sword, and slay me - It was a disgrace to be killed by a woman; on this account, Seneca the tragedian deplores the death of Hercules: -

O turpe fatum! femina Herculeae necis

Autor feritur.

Herc. Oetaeus, ver. 1177.

"O dishonorable fate! a woman is reported to

have been author of the death of Hercules."

Abimelech was also afraid that if he fell thus mortally wounded into the hands of his enemies they might treat him with cruelty and insult.

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draw thy

1 Samuel 31:4,5 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith...

and his young man. It was a disgrace to be killed by a woman.

Judges 9:54 Parallel Commentaries
Armor Armorbearer Armor-Bearer Armourbearer Bearer Crying Died Draw Hastily Hurriedly Kill Killed Pierced Quickly Servant Slay Slew Sword Thrust Women Young
Armor Armorbearer Armor-Bearer Armourbearer Bearer Crying Died Draw Hastily Hurriedly Kill Killed Pierced Quickly Servant Slay Slew Sword Thrust Women Young
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