Story · 25 · The Soldier

Saul's shameful end

Wounded by the Philistines, Saul asks his armor-bearer to finish him. David's lament doesn't praise a heroic sacrifice: 'Tell it not in Gath.'

No glory in defeat.

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The death has no redeeming value; it's a disgrace to be hidden from enemies.

Bible reference: 1 Samuel 31:4; 2 Samuel 1:20

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 398–399

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