Suicides in the Bible
Many people do not know this but eight suicides can be found in the Bible. I will list them here in alphabetical order by name.
*Judges 9:54
*Abimelech
Abimelech was fatally injured, so he begged an armor-bearer to kill him.
*2 Samuel 17:23
*Ahithophel
After Ahithophel was rejected, he went home, cleaned up his affairs, and then he hung himself.
*Matthew 27:5
*Judas
After betraying Jesus, Judas was so upset and full of remorse that he hung himself.
*1 Samuel 31:3-6
*Saul (and some of his men)
After losing a battle king saul, his armor-bearer, and one of his servants killed themselves.
*Judges 16:29-31
*Samson
Samson sacrificed his life to fight off his enemy by letting a building collapse on him.
*1 Kings 16:18
*Zimri
Zimri refused to be a prisoner, so he set the palace on fire. He was engulfed in flames along with the palace.
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