- Rise thou:
- It was disgraceful to fall by the hands of a child; and death by the blows of such a person must be much more lingering and tormenting. Some have employed children to dispatch captives. "Then he calledª° hastilyª unto¹ the young manª his armourbearer,ªª° and saidª° unto him, Drawª° thy sword,ª and slayª° me, that¹ men sayª° not of me, A womanª slewª° him. And his young manª thrust him through,ª° and he died.ª°" {Jdg 9:54} + "And the battleª went soreª° against¹ Saul,ª and the archersª°²²¹ hitª° him; and he was soreª woundedª° of the archers.ª°²²¹" {1Sm 31:3} + "And when his armourbearerªª° sawª° that¹ Saulª was dead,ª° he¹ fellª° likewise¹ upon¹ his sword,ª and diedª° with¹ him." {1Sm 31:5} + "Andª inª thoseª daysª shall menª seekª° death,ª andª shall²° notª findª° it;ª andª shall desireª° to die,ª° andª deathª shall fleeª° fromª them.ª" {Rev 9:6}
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