Saul’s Overthrow and Death
1 Samuel 31:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
- KJV
- And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
- 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.
- LSV
- And the bearer of his weapons sees that Saul [is] dead, and he falls—he also—on his sword, and dies 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;
- DBY
- And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
- DRC
- And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.
- GNV
- And when his armour bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon his sword, and dyed with him.
- JPS
- And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
- LXXE
- And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he fell also himself upon his sword, and died with him.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא־כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם־ה֛וּא עַל־חַרְבּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת עִמּֽוֹ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶδεν ὁ αἴρων τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ὅτι τέθνηκε Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἐπέπεσε καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπὶ τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπέθανε μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
Who and where
👤 Saul◆ Death of Saul
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
GilboaPhilistinesJabesh-GileadJezreel, Valley ofAchishSuicideEsdraelon, Plain ofJezreelSword, TheSaul
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Chronicles 10:5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
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