1 Samuel 31:4
“And Saul said to his armor-bearer: Draw your sword, etc. The armor-bearer of Saul signifies the doctors of the law; for just as the arms and arrows of the Philistines are the deceits of the wicked, so on the contrary, the arms of the Israelites ought to be mystically understood as the words of spiritual doctrine, by w…”
Source: Septuagint
4And Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw thy sword and pierce me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through, and mock me. But his armor bearer would not, for he feared greatly: so Saul took his sword and fell upon it.
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2And the Philistines press closely on Saul and his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua son of Saul.
3And the battle prevails against Saul, and the shooters with arrows, even the archers find him, and he was wounded under the ribs.
— 1 Samuel 31:4 —
5And his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he fell also himself upon his sword, and died with him.
6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, in that day together.