And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul is dead, and he falleth--he also--on his sword, and dieth with him;
And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy