1 Samuel 31
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1 Samuel 31:2-4

2The PhilistinesH6430 overtookH1692 SaulH7586 and his sonsH1121; and the PhilistinesH6430 1killedH5221 2JonathanH3083 and AbinadabH41 and Malchi-shuaH4444 the sonsH1121 of SaulH7586.

33The battleH4421 wentH3513 heavilyH3513 againstH413 SaulH7586, and the archersH3384H376H7198 4hitH4672 him; and he was badlyH3966 woundedH2342 by the archersH3384.

45Then SaulH7586 saidH559 to his armorH3627 bearerH5375, “DrawH8025 your swordH2719 and pierceH1856 me throughH1856 with it, otherwiseH6435 6theseH428 uncircumcisedH6189 will comeH935 and pierceH1856 me throughH1856 and makeH5953 sportH5953 of me.” But his armorH3627 bearerH5375 wouldH14 not, for he was greatlyH3966 afraidH3372. 7So SaulH7586 tookH3947 his swordH2719 and fellH5307 on it.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 31:2 Lit smote ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 31:2 1 Chr 8:33f ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 31:3 2 Sam 1:6 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 31:3 Lit found ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 31:4 Judg 9:54; 1 Chr 10:4 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 31:4 Judg 14:3; 1 Sam 14:6; 17:26, 36 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 31:4 2 Sam 1:6, 10 ↩

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