Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. His young man thrust him through, and he died.
"Abimelech’s request to be finished off by his armor-bearer is similar to Saul’s later request, so as to avoid dishonor (see 1 Samuel 31:4). Thus, the careers of Israel’s first self-made king, Abimelech, and first divinely designated king, Saul, end in disgrace. Abimelech is an idolater from the beginning, and Saul is rejected by God for disobeying God’s explicit command (1 Samuel 15)." [Note: McCann, p. 75.] 