5And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.


In Context

2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

1 Samuel 31:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:5When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:5And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:5And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul is dead, and he falleth — he also — on his sword, and dieth with him;