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NASB | 2 Samuel 1:10 "So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 1:10 "So I stood facing him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. Then I took the crown which was on his head and the band which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord." [1 Sam 31:4] |
Bible Question:
Did Saul kill himself (1 Sam. 31) or was he killed by another (2 Sam. 1:10)? If he was killed by another, was that person Saul's armor bearer (1 Sam. 31) or someone Saul did not know (2 Sam. 1:7-8)? |
Bible Answer: Saul committed suicide rather than be killed by the Philistines. 2 Samuel 1:3-4 states that Saul was "leaning on his spear" which tells us that he di indeed kill himself. Saul asked the Amalekite to stand over him and kill him because death was long in coming and he didn't want the Philistines to find him alive. The Amalekite did as Saul asked and then told David that he had killed Saul. |
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