²⁵ But the men would not listen to him, so the man seized his concubine and took her outside to them. They raped her and abused her all night until morning. At daybreak they let her go.

⁴ Then Saul said to his armour-bearer,^(A) ‘Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men^(B) will come and run me through and torture me! ’ But his armour-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.^(C)