³ There was fierce fighting around Saul, and when the archers found their mark, they seriously wounded him. ⁴ Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust it through me, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me.” But the armor-bearer would not do this for he was terrified. Saul, therefore, took his sword and fell upon it. ⁵ When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he, too, fell upon his sword and died with him.