1 Samuel 31:4
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. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Cross-references
1 Samuel 31:9 describes the Philistines finding Saul's body and mutilating it immediately after his suicide.
In 1 Sam 17:26, David calls the Philistine 'uncircumcised' with faith, contrasting Saul's fear of the same enemy.
In 1 Sam 17:36, David again calls Goliath 'uncircumcised' and trusts God, opposite to Saul's despair here.
In Judges 9:54, Abimelech similarly asks his armor-bearer to kill him to avoid shame — identical scenario.
In 2 Sam 1:9, the Amalekite reports Saul's identical plea to be killed—a parallel account of his final request.
In 2 Sam 1:10, the Amalekite claims he killed Saul, unlike the armor-bearer who refused—contrasting responses to Saul's plea.
In 2 Sam 1:14, David condemns killing the Lord's anointed—the opposite of the armor-bearer's reverence here.
1 Chronicles 10:4 is the parallel account of Saul asking his armor-bearer to kill him.
In 2 Sam 1:20, David mourns Saul's death and warns against the 'uncircumcised' Philistines rejoicing—echoing Saul's fear of mockery.
Acts 16:27 has the jailer about to kill himself fearing escape—similar to Saul's suicide to avoid shame, but the jailer is stopped.
Jeremiah 38:19 shows Zedekiah's fear of being mocked by defectors—parallels Saul's fear of Philistine abuse, both kings dreading humiliation.
Matthew 27:5 records Judas hanging himself—another suicide by a figure who despaired, echoing Saul's self-inflicted death.