1 Chronicles 10:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. Ver. 1. _Now the Philistines._] See on 1 Samuel 31:1,2, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. Ver. 1. _Now the Philistines._] See on 1 Samuel 31:1,2, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. Ver. 2. _And the Philistines slew Jonathan._] Though a pious and valiant prince. “ _Non te tua plurima, Pentheu,_ Labentem texit pietas. ” - Ovid.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers._ Ver. 3. _And the battle went sore against Saul._] The weight of the war was turned against him. See the like policy used, 1 Kings 22:31. This is the right bird, said that officer of the cuirassiers,... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. Ver. 4. _Lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me._] Heb., Mock me. He w... [ Continue Reading ]
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. Ver. 5. _He fell likewise on his sword, and died._] He had done better if he had died by the hand of the enemy, in his master's defence.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. Ver. 6. _And all his house died together._] His courtiers and evil counsellors, who had sinned with him, perished with him.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. Ver. 7. _And the Philistines came and dwelt in them._] But before they were well warm in these the... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. Ver. 8. _And it came to pass on the morrow._] They flew not on the spoil, till they had secured the victory: for “ _Victorem a victo superari saepe videmus._ ”... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. Ver. 9. _They took his head._] Heb., His brainpan; the seat of his understanding; wherein he had hammered so many evil dev... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon._ Ver. 10. _And fastened his head._] In way of abuse and mockage; so, that which Saul feared came upon him. 1Ch 10:4... [ Continue Reading ]
And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, Ver. 11. _And when all Jabeshgilead._] See 1 Samuel 31:11. Jabeshgilead had not many inhabitants; but being all of a mind, they did great matters.... [ Continue Reading ]
They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. Ver. 12. _And took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons._] Which the Philistines, in disgrace... [ Continue Reading ]
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, [even] against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking [counsel] of [one that had] a familiar spirit, to enquire [of it]; Ver. 13. _So Saul died, &c._] This and the subsequent verse we have here about the c... [ Continue Reading ]
And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. Ver. 14. _And inquired not of the Lord._] He did, and yet he did not. _See Trapp on "_ 1Sa 28:6 _"_ Therefore he slew him.] He killed him with death, as Revelation 2:23 . _ And turned the king... [ Continue Reading ]