Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.
Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me."
      But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died together that same day. 1 Samuel 31:1-6

King Saul saw that there was no way out of a certain death, so rather than die at the hands of the enemies, he decides to take his life. First he implores his armor-bearer to run a sword through him. The sword-bearer refused. So, Saul fell on his own sword, and his armor-bearer did the same.

Leaders like King Saul are under pressures that you and I never have to face. Doing the right thing all the time can be burdensome, especially when it could easily affect thousands or millions of lives. In Saul's case, he knew that if he were captured, he might have been tortured or beaten.

I recall hearing stories of Sir Winston Churchill after many great political battles would go up against another difficult enemy: depression.

Pray for the leaders in your country. Pray that they will be able to bring many of their cares to God. Pray also that while they are under pressure, they will begin to seek God.