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Thursday, September 11th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Wycliffe Bible

1 Chronicles 10:5

And whanne his squyer hadde seyn this, that is, that Saul was deed, he felde also on his swerd, and was deed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gilboa;   Suicide;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Saul;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.
Hebrew Names Version
When his armor-bearer saw that Sha'ul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.
King James Version
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
English Standard Version
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.
New Century Version
When the officer saw that Saul was dead, he threw himself on his own sword and died.
New English Translation
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
Amplified Bible
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
New American Standard Bible
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died.
World English Bible
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon the sworde, and dyed.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, so he also fell on his sword and died.
Berean Standard Bible
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
Contemporary English Version
When the soldier realized that Saul was dead, he killed himself in the same way.
Complete Jewish Bible
When his armor-bearer saw that Sha'ul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
Darby Translation
And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the helper saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.
George Lamsa Translation
And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
Good News Translation
The young man saw that Saul was dead, so he too threw himself on his sword and died.
Lexham English Bible
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon the sword, and he died.
Literal Translation
And the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell on the sword and died.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan his weapenbearer sawe that Saul was deed, he fell vpon his swerde also, and dyed.
American Standard Version
And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.
Bible in Basic English
And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and came to his death.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when his harnesse bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell on a sword also, and dyed.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.
King James Version (1611)
And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, hee fell likewise on the sword, and died.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.
English Revised Version
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.
Update Bible Version
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
New King James Version
And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
New Living Translation
When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died.
New Life Bible
When the one who carried his battle-clothes saw that Saul was dead, he fell on his sword and died also.
New Revised Standard
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, then, he also, fell upon the sword, and died.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.
Revised Standard Version
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword, and died.
Young's Literal Translation
and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul [is] dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died.

Contextual Overview

1 Forsothe Filisteis fouyten ayens Israel, and the sones of Israel fledden Palestyns, and felden doun woundid in the hil of Gelboe. 2 And whanne Filisteis hadde neiyed pursuynge Saul and hise sones, thei killiden Jonathan, and Abynadab, and Melchisue, the sones of Saul. 3 And the batel was agreggid ayens Saul; and men archeris foundun hym, and woundiden hym with dartis. 4 And Saul seide to his squiere, Drawe out thi swerd, and sle me, leste these vncircumcidid men come, and scorne me. Sothli his squyer was aferd bi drede, and nolde do this; therfor Saul took a swerd, and felde on it. 5 And whanne his squyer hadde seyn this, that is, that Saul was deed, he felde also on his swerd, and was deed. 6 Therfor Saul perischide, and hise thre sones, and al his hows felde doun togidere. 7 And whanne the men of Israel, that dwelliden in feeldi places, hadden seyn this, thei fledden; and whanne Saul and hise sones weren deed, thei forsoken her citees, and weren scaterid hidur and thidur; and Filisteis camen, and dwelliden in tho.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 31:5 - General 1 Chronicles 10:4 - Saul took

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood.
Genesis 10:9
and he was a strong huntere of men bifore the Lord; of hym a prouerbe yede out, as Nemroth, a strong huntere bifore the Lord.
Genesis 10:20
These weren the sones of Cham, in her kynredis, and langagis, and generaciouns, and londis, and folkis.
Genesis 10:25
And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan.
Psalms 72:10
The kyngis of Tarsis and ilis schulen offre yiftis; the kyngis of Arabie and of Saba schulen brynge yiftis.
Isaiah 24:15
For this thing glorifie ye the Lord in techyngis; in the ilis of the see glorifie ye the name of the Lord God of Israel.
Isaiah 40:15
Lo! folkis ben as a drope of a boket, and ben arettid as the tunge of a balaunce; lo!
Isaiah 41:5
Ilis sien, and dredden; the laste partis of erthe were astonyed; thei camen niy, and neiyiden.
Isaiah 42:4
He schal not be sorewful, nether troblid, til he sette doom in erthe, and ilis schulen abide his lawe.
Isaiah 42:10
Synge ye a newe song to the Lord; his heriyng is fro the laste partis of erthe; ye that goon doun in to the see, and the fulnesse therof, ilis, and the dwelleris of tho.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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