1 Chronicles 10:4

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Summary

Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Uncircumcised

Abuse

Judges 16:21

He was

1 Samuel 31:4

2 Samuel 1:14

Saul took

Acts 16:27

Bible References

Uncircumcised

Samson became very thirsty. He called to Jehovah: You gave me this great victory. Will I now die of thirst and be captured by these heathen Philistines?

Jonathan said to the young man: Let us cross over to the camp of those heathen Philistines. Maybe Jehovah will help us. If he does, nothing can keep him from giving us the victory no matter how few of us there are.

David asked some soldiers standing nearby: What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He makes fun of the army of the living God!

Do not tell the news in Gath. Do not announce the victory in the streets of Ashkelon. The daughters of the Philistines will be glad. The daughters of godless men will celebrate.

Abuse

The Philistines captured him and put his eyes out. They took him to Gaza, chained him with copper chains. They put him to work grinding at the mill in the prison.

He was

He said to the young man carrying his weapons: Draw your sword and kill me. That way these godless Philistines will not gloat over me and kill me. But the young man was too terrified to do it. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it.

David asked: Why were you not afraid to take it upon yourself to destroy Jehovah's (YHWH) anointed king?

Saul took

When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.

Then he said: 'Come here and kill me! I am badly wounded and about to die.'

Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed. He saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He arranged his affairs in order and he hanged himself. He was buried in the family grave.

Zimri saw that the city had fallen. So he went into the palace's inner fortress and set the palace on fire. He died in the flames.

He said: I have done wrong in giving a righteous man to you.

This man obtained a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open and all his intestines spilled out. (Matthew 27:5 says he hanged himself. The rope broke or the branch on which it was tied broke. Then he fell to the ground and burst open.)

The jailor, who was roused out of sleep and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.