Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!" But the armor-bearer refused, because he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. People Abinadab, Israelites, Jabesh, Jonathan, Malchishua, Melchishua, SaulPlaces Beth-shan, Jabesh-gilead, Jordan River, Mount GilboaTopics Abuse, Afraid, Armor, Armorbearer, Armor-bearer, Armourbearer, Armour-bearer, Arms, Bearer, Care, Circumcision, Draw, Exceedingly, Falleth, Falling, Fear, Feared, Fell, Fellows, Full, Greatly, Lest, Mock, Otherwise, Pierce, Pierced, Rolled, Run, Saul, Servant, Sore, Sport, Sword, Taketh, Terrified, Themselves, Therewith, Thrust, Uncircumcised, Weapons, WillingOutline 1. Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, 4. he and his armor bearer kill themselves. 7. The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites 8. They triumph over the dead bodies 11. They of Jabesh Gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, 12. burn them at Jabesh, 13. and mournfully bury their bodies. Jump to Previous Abuse Afraid Armor Armourbearer Bearer Draw Fell Mock Pierce Saul Sore Sport Sword Therewith Thrust UncircumcisedJump to Next Abuse Afraid Armor Armourbearer Bearer Draw Fell Mock Pierce Saul Sore Sport Sword Therewith Thrust UncircumcisedLibrary Scythopolis. Beth-Shean, the Beginning of Galilee. The bonds of Galilee were, "on the south, Samaris and Scythopolis, unto the flood of Jordan." Scythopolis is the same with Beth-shean, of which is no seldom mention in the Holy Scriptures, Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10. "Bethsaine (saith Josephus), called by the Greeks Scythopolis." It was distant but a little way from Jordan, seated in the entrance to a great valley: for so the same author writes, "Having passed Jordan, they came to a great plain, where lies before you the city Bethsane," … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Jews and Gentiles in "The Land" Samuel Parallel Verses NASB: Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.KJV: Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. Links 1 Samuel 31:4 NIV • 1 Samuel 31:4 NLT • 1 Samuel 31:4 ESV • 1 Samuel 31:4 NASB • 1 Samuel 31:4 KJVResources 1 Samuel 31:4 Bible Apps1 Samuel 31:4 Parallel 1 Samuel 31:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 31:4 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 31:4 French Bible 1 Samuel 31:4 German Bible 1 Samuel 31:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |