1 Samuel 31:5
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
1 Samuel 31:5 in other translations
| BSB | When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him. |
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| WEB | When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him. |
| ASV | And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him. |
| YLT | And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul is dead, and he falleth--he also--on his sword, and dieth with him; |
| DARBY | And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him. |
| BBE | And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death. |
| Webster | And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. |
What does 1 Samuel 31:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 31:3-5
3-5. the battle went sore against Saul, &c.--He seems to have bravely maintained his ground for some time longer; but exhausted with fatigue and loss of blood, and dreading that if he fell alive into the enemy's hands, they would insolently maltreat him (Jos 8:29; 10:24; Jud 8:21), he requested his armor bearer to despatch him. However, that officer refused to do so. Saul then falling on the point of his sword…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 31:1-7
Saul's body rescued by the men of Jabesh-gilead. (8-13) Verses 1-7 We cannot judge of the spiritual or eternal state of any by the manner of their death; for in that, there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked. Saul, when sorely wounded, and unable to resist or to flee, expressed no concern about his never-dying soul; but only desired that the Philistines might not insult over him, or put him to pain, and…
1 Samuel 31:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 31:5
- 1 Chronicles 10:5
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 31:4
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 31:5
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
- 1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
1 Samuel 31:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y viendo su escudero á Saúl muerto, él también se echó sobre su espada, y murió con él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand celui qui portait ses armes vit que Saül était mort, il se jeta, lui aussi, sur son épée, et mourut avec lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als sein Waffenträger sah, daß Saul tot war, da stürzte auch er sich in sein Schwert und starb mit ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod cum vidisset armiger ejus, videlicet quod mortuus esset Saul, irruit etiam ipse super gladium suum, et mortuus est cum eo. |