1 Samuel 31:4 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.” But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

His armourbearer. —Jewish tradition tells us that this faithful armourbearer was Doeg, the Edomite, and that the sword wh…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer
Who, the Jews ^F2 say, was Doeg the Edomite, promoted to this office …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

We cannot judge the spiritual or eternal state of anyone by the manner of their death; for in that regard, there is one event to the righteous and …