4<\/strong>. to his armourbearer<\/em> ] Cp. Jdg 9:54<\/span> (the death of Abimelech). One function of an armourbearer was to give the “coup de grce” to fallen enemies (1Sa 14:13<\/span>), but sometimes the same office had to be executed for friends.<\/p>\n and abuse me<\/em> ] i.e. wreak their cruel will upon me; cp. Jdg 1:6<\/span>.<\/p>\n a sword<\/em> ] R.V. his sword<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 1Ch 10:4<\/span><\/p>\n Drew thy sword, and thrust me through.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Suicide as illustrated by the case of Saul<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>Not merely accumulated misfortune, but long-continued wrongdoing.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>Cowardly fear of suffering.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>Caring more for disgrace than for sin.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>Abandonment of trust of God as to this life and to the future life.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>Others led by the example into the same folly and sin.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>Personal dishonour not really prevented.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>A crowning and lasting reproach to the mans memory. (J. P. Lange.<\/em>)<\/p>\n 4. his armour-bearer would not; forhe was sore afraid<\/B>He was, of course, placed in the sameperilous condition as Saul. But it is probable that the feelings thatrestrained him from complying with Saul’s wish were a profoundrespect for royalty, mingled with apprehension of the shock whichsuch a catastrophe would give to the national feelings and interests.<\/P><\/p>\n [See comments on 1Sa 31:4]<\/span><\/p>\n (4) And Saul said.<\/strong>So Abimelech (Jdg. 9:54<\/span>). <\/p>\n Lest these uncircumcised come.<\/strong>Sam. Adds and thrust me through. An inadvertent repetition there, or omission here, is possible. Or, we might say, Saul preferred death by a friendly stroke to the thrusts of insulting foemen.<\/p>\n And abuse me.<\/strong>The Hebrew means, strictly, to make a toy of, sport with. How I have made a toy of Egypt (Exo. 10:2<\/span>); and is used (Jer. 38:19<\/span>) of insulting a fallen foe, as here.<\/p>\n Took a sword.<\/strong>Literally, the swordi.e.,<\/em> his sword.<\/p>\n 1Ch 10:4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.<\/p>\n Ver. 4. Lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.<\/strong> ] Heb., Mock me. He was more solicitous about his own glory than the glory of God and salvation of his poor soul. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But his armourbearer would not.<\/strong> ] The like unhappiness befell Nero, who hearing that the senate had proclaimed him a public enemy to mankind, and condemned him to be whipped to death, entreated that some one of those that were with him would kill him; which when they refused to do, he cried out, Itaque nec amicum habeo nec inimicure:<\/em> What I have I neither friend nor foe to do me this last good office? and so struck himself through with his own sword, and was a horrible spectacle to all beholders. a<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n So Saul took a sword.<\/strong> ] A just hand of God upon him for his cruelty at Nob and other places. Per quod quis peccat, per idem punitur.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Aurel. Victor. Sueton.<\/p>\n abuse = insult, or mock. <\/p>\n Draw: Jdg 9:54 <\/p>\n uncircumcised: Jdg 15:18, 1Sa 14:6, 1Sa 17:26, 1Sa 17:36, 2Sa 1:20 <\/p>\n abuse: or mock, Jdg 16:21, Jdg 16:23-25 <\/p>\n he was: 1Sa 31:4, 2Sa 1:14-16 <\/p>\n Saul took: 1Ch 10:5, 2Sa 1:9, 2Sa 1:10, 2Sa 17:23, 1Ki 16:18, Mat 27:4, Mat 27:5, Act 1:18, Act 16:27 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Ch 10:9 – took Eze 32:25 – all of them<\/p>\n Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 4. to his armourbearer ] Cp. Jdg 9:54 (the death of Abimelech). 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