Doch Saul stellt eine große Armee zusammen und besiegt die Ammoniter. 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. And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. WHY DID KING SAUL DIE? How did King Saul die? 1 Samuel 31:4-6 View context. This Bible contradiction is from the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.. Verses Saul committed suicide. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. 1 Samuel 28 :1–20 1.) By: Steve Shirley A: How King Saul died is often used by Bible critics to show the Bible is full of contradictions. So Saul died. Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. 1 Samuel 31:4-6. There seems to be several different accounts. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. Deswegen sind die Israeliten in Not. Saul, der Sohn des Kisch aus Gibea im Gebiet des Stammes Benjamin, markiert laut biblischer Überlieferung mit seiner Herrschaft den Übergang von einem losen Zusammenschluss einzelner Stämme Israels zu einem fest gefügten Staat. The account given here is the historical account of what happened to Saul. In den Jahren danach hilft Saul den Israeliten noch oft, ihre Feinde zu besiegen. As Saul did the action, it was said that he "fell on his sword" even though he didn't technically fall on it, but rather ran into it. Saul ist noch nicht lange König, da greifen die Ammoniter an. by Shawn Brasseaux JEHOVAH God said in Hosea 13:11, speaking of events that happened centuries prior: “I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.” This “king” is Saul, David’s predecessor. He did this after losing a battle to the Philistines at Gilboa and, surrounded by them, his options were either to be taken or killed by them in battle or to die by his own hand. Das Volk freut sich, dass Saul der König ist. So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day" (I Samuel 31:3-6). Because there are so many of these APPARENT "contradictions" that critics use, I determined some time ago not to address these on this site. Here are the scriptures telling the story of Saul’s doubt, fear and ultimate death. Israel wanted to be “like … Saul committed suicide.