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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.
World English Bible
Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
1 Samuel 31:4-6 and 1 Chronicles 10:4 say Saul committed suicide by falling on his sword. 2 Samuel 1:8-10 has an Amalekite claim he killed Saul at Saul's request.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"1 Chronicles 10:4 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/1-chronicles/10/4?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).