1 Chronicles 10:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.”

1 Chronicles 10:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 10:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Chronicles 10:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Chronicles 10:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword and died.”

1 Chronicles 10:5 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 10:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died. ”

1 Chronicles 10:5 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 10:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul <FI>is<Fi> dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;”

1 Chronicles 10:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 10:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. ”

1 Chronicles 10:5 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 10:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon the sworde, and dyed.”

1 Chronicles 10:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 10:5 in Context — 1 Chronicles 10

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.

7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 10:5 Mean?

1 Chronicles 10:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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