1 Samuel 31:2-6 ▼

2 The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons. When the Philistines had struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul,

3 the fury of the battle converged on Saul. Then the archers hit him, and he was severely wounded.

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.

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

6 Thus Saul, his three sons, and his armor-bearer died together on that same day.