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1 Samuel 31:41Sam.31.4

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Saül dit alors à celui qui portait ses armes: Tire ton épée, et m'en transperce, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent me percer et me faire subir leurs outrages. Celui qui portait ses armes ne voulut pas, car il était saisi de crainte. Et Saül prit son épée, et se jeta dessus.

KJV

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Patristic reading

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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 184 (Migne)

    quibus graviter vulneratus est Saul a sagittariis, in tantum, ut se ipsum desperatione interficeret (I Reg. XXXI, 4) . Clypeus autem Saul propriae virtutis confidentia est, quae non valet resistere sagittis incircumcisorum. Vae autem his qui amiserunt sustinentiam (Eccli. II, 16)…

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