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Saul speaks urgently to his armor bearer beside a rocky shelter.
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1 Chronicles 10:4

Saul and his armor bearer

Saul’s Fall and the Kingdom’s Turning · 1 Chronicles 10

Story guide: Saul asks his armor bearer to kill him; the bearer refuses in fear. Saul’s death follows in dignified aftermath, while the exact source text preserves the fatal act.

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4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer was not willing, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

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