Saul falls on his sword, and Saul and his three sons die together
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1 Samuel 31:1–6: now the Philistines fight against Israel; and the men of Israel flee from before the Philistines, and fall down slain on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines overtake Saul and his sons; and the Philistines kill Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. The battle goes hard against Saul, and the archers overtake him; and he is greatly distressed by reason of the archers. Then Saul says to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul takes his sword and falls on it. When his armor bearer sees that Saul is dead, he likewise falls on his sword, and dies with him. So Saul dies with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together. The Korean Revised Version reads 중상한지라 (he was badly wounded) at 31:3.
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- 1SA 31:1–6, engwebp
1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
2The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.
5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
6So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.
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Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.
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Saul (son of Kish) — Took part in — Saul falls on his sword, and Saul and his three sons die together
Evidence: 1 Samuel 31:1–6
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Jonathan (son of Saul) — Took part in — Saul falls on his sword, and Saul and his three sons die together
Evidence: 1 Samuel 31:1–6
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Abinadab (son of Saul) — Took part in — Saul falls on his sword, and Saul and his three sons die together
Evidence: 1 Samuel 31:1–6
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Malchishua — Took part in — Saul falls on his sword, and Saul and his three sons die together
Evidence: 1 Samuel 31:1–6
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Saul falls on his sword, and Saul and his three sons die together — Narrated location — Mount Gilboa
Evidence: 1 Samuel 31:1–6
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Current wording: 1 Samuel 31:1–6: now the Philistines fight against Israel; and the men of Israel flee from before the Philistines, and fall down slain on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines overtake Saul and his sons; and the Philistines kill Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. The battle goes hard against Saul, and the archers overtake him; and he is greatly distressed by reason of the archers. Then Saul says to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul takes his sword and falls on it. When his armor bearer sees that Saul is dead, he likewise falls on his sword, and dies with him. So Saul dies with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together. The Korean Revised Version reads 중상한지라 (he was badly wounded) at 31:3.
Cited evidence: 1SA 31:1–6, engwebp
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