When he realized that he would not survive his final battle against the Philistines, rather than letting his enemy treat him abusively, “Saul took the sword and fell upon it. ”
Kui ta mõistis, et ta ei jää ellu oma viimases lahingus vilistide vastu, ei tahtnud ta langeda vaenlase kätte, vaid „Saul [võttis] ise mõõga ja kukutas ennast selle otsa ”.