Continuing our study of suicides in the Bible, we have come back around to the suicide of Ahithophel, which is what started us down this road. Ahithophel’s suicide is different from the others: Abimelech had his armourbearer kill him because his pride wouldn’t let him be known as one killed by a woman; Samson killed himself to avenge his eyes; Saul and his armourbearer killed themselves because neither could stand the thought of the torture they would get at the hands of the Philistines; but what about Ahithophel?
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