Verse 5
5. His armourbearer saw that Saul was dead He probably drew the sword from the body of the king and hoped to save him, but all too late.
He fell likewise upon his sword The same sword by which the Lord’s anointed had been slain. Touching and beautiful was this devotion of the faithful armourbearer to his king. It not only evidences the deep attachment of a true and tender heart, but also shows that Saul was not without a strong personal magnetism, which drew others to him, and kept them firmly there. At his public election at Mizpeh there clave to Saul a number of men whose hearts were touched by God, (1 Samuel 10:26,) and at no time during his reign did he want for attendants who were thus tenderly attached to his person and interests.
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