1 Chronicles 10:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.”
1 Chronicles 10:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 10:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 10:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.”
1 Chronicles 10:4 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 10:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. ”
1 Chronicles 10:4 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 10:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come--and have abused me.' And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;”
1 Chronicles 10:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 10:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it. ”
1 Chronicles 10:4 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 10:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then sayde Saul to his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust me thorowe therewith, lest these vncircumcised come and mocke at me: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: therefore Saul tooke the sword and fell vpon it.”
1 Chronicles 10:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 10:4 in Context — 1 Chronicles 10
2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
What Does 1 Chronicles 10:4 Mean?
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