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1 Samuel 31:4 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 31 · verse 4
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.1 Samuel 31:4 · King James Version
1 Samuel 31:4 in context
2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul’s sons.
3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4Then 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.
5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- uncircumcisedʻârêluncircumcisedH6189 →
- armourbearernâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- armourbearerkᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- throughdâqarto stabH1856 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- abuseʻâlalto effect thoroughlyH5953 →
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The day of recompence has now come, in which Saul must account for the blood of the Amalekites which he had sinfully spared, and that of the priests which he had more sinfully spilt; that of David too, which he would have spilt, must come into the account.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7