1 Samuel 31:5
Good News Translation
The young man saw that Saul was dead, so he too threw himself on his own sword and died with Saul.

New Revised Standard Version
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

Contemporary English Version
When the soldier knew that Saul was dead, he killed himself in the same way.

New American Bible
When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell upon his sword and died with him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

1 Chronicles 10:5 And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.

Context
Saul's Overthrow and Death
4Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. 5And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men that same day together.…
Cross References
Judges 9:54
And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him.

1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men that same day together.

1 Kings 16:18
And Zambri, seeing that the city was about to be taken, went into the palace, and burnt himself with the king's house: and he died

1 Samuel 31:4
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