1Sa 31:1-8, 2Sa 1:17-27, 1Ch 10:1-7 | TSK | STEP | Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, he and his armour-bearer kill themselves. The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites. They triumph over the dead carcases. They of Jabesh-gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury their bones. the Philistines. fell down. slain. Heb. wounded. Gilboa.Eusebius and Jerome place this mountain six miles west from Bethshan, where was a large place called Gelbus. The natives still call it Djebel Gilbo.

1 Samuel 31:1-8

1 Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, he and his armour-bearer kill themselves.

7 The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites.

8 They triumph over the dead carcases.

11 They of Jabesh-gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury their bones.

the Philistines.

28:1,15; 29:1

fell down.

12:25; 1Ch 10:1-12

slain. Heb. wounded. Gilboa.Eusebius and Jerome place this mountain six miles west from Bethshan, where was a large place called Gelbus. The natives still call it Djebel Gilbo.

28:4; 2Sa 1:21

followed.

14:22; 2Sa 1:6

Jonathan.

13:2,16; 14:1-14,49; 18:1-4; 23:17; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39

Saul's sons.

Ex 20:5; 2Ki 25:7

went sore.

2Sa 1:4; Am 2:14

archers hit him. Heb. shooters, men with bows, found him.

Ge 49:23; 1Ki 22:34

Draw.

Jud 9:54; 1Ch 10:4

uncircumcised.

14:6; 17:26,36; 2Sa 1:20; Jer 9:25,26; Eze 44:7-9

abuse me. or, mock me. he was sore.

2Sa 1:14

Saul.

2Sa 1:9,10; 17:23; 1Ki 16:27

a sword.{Eth hacherve,} rather, "the sword," i.e., his armour- bearer's, who, according to the Jews, was Doeg; and if so, then Saul and his executioner fell by the same sword with which they massacred the priests of God.

1Ch 10:5

4:10,11; 11:15; 12:17,25; 28:19; 1Ch 10:6; Ec 9:1,2; Ho 13:10,11

they forsook the cities.

13:6; Le 26:32,36; De 28:33; Jud 6:2

to strip.

1Ch 10:8; 2Ch 20:25

2 Samuel 1:17-27

lamented.

19; Ge 50:11; 2Ch 35:25; Jer 9:17-21

teach.

Ge 49:8; De 4:10

bow.{Kasheth,} or the bow, was probably the title of the following threnody; so called, in the oriental style, because Saul's death was occasioned by that weapon, and because the bow of Jonathan, out of which "the arrow was shot beyond the lad," (1 Sa 20:36,) is celebrated in this song.

the book.

Jos 10:13

Jasher. or, the upright.So LXX. [ ;] Targum, {siphra deooritha,} "the book of the law;" the Arabic, "the book of Ashee: this is the book of Samuel." This book was probably a collection of divine odes, written to commemorate remarkable events.

beauty.

23; De 4:7,8; 1Sa 31:8; Isa 4:2; 53:2; La 2:1; Zec 11:7,10

how are.

25,27; La 5:16

Tell.

De 32:26,27; Jud 14:19; 16:23,24; 1Sa 31:9; Mic 1:10

Philistines.

Ex 15:20,21; Jud 11:34; 1Sa 18:6; Eze 16:27,57

uncircumcised.

1Sa 17:26,36; 31:4,9

mountains.

1Sa 31:1; 1Ch 10:1,8

no dew.

Jud 5:23; Job 3:3-10; Isa 5:6; Jer 20:14-16

offerings.

Joe 1:9; 2:14

not.Instead of {belee,} "not," we should probably, with Dr. Delaney and others, read {keley,} "weapons," as it is found on one MS. and in the first edition of the Hebrew Bible, printed at Soncini, 1488: "the shield of Saul; the weapons of the anointed with oil."

anointed.

1Sa 10:1; Isa 21:5

the bow.

1Sa 14:6-14; 18:4; Isa 34:6,7

pleasant. or, sweet.

1Sa 18:1; 20:2

they were.

1Sa 31:1-5

swifter.

2:18; De 28:49; 1Ch 12:8; Job 9:26; Jer 4:13; La 4:19

stronger.

23:20; Jud 14:18; Pr 30:30

Jud 5:30; Ps 68:12; Pr 31:21; Isa 3:16-26; Jer 2:32; 1Ti 2:9,10

1Pe 3:3-5

How.

19,27; La 5:16

thou was.

Jud 5:18; 1Sa 14:13-15

thy love.

1Sa 18:1-4; 19:2; 20:17,41; 23:16

How are.

19,25

weapons.

2Ki 2:12; 13:14; Ps 46:9; Eze 39:9,10

1 Chronicles 10:1-7

1 Saul's overthrow and death.

8 The Philistines triumph over Saul.

11 The kindness of Jabesh-gilead towards Saul and his sons.

13 Saul's sin, for which the kingdom was translated from him to David.

A.M. 2948. B.C. 1056. the Philistines fought.

1Sa 28:1; 29:1,2; 31:1,2-13

slain. or, wounded. mount.

8; 1Sa 28:4; 31:1; 2Sa 1:6,21; 21:12

Jonathan.

8:33; 9:39; 1Sa 14:6,39,40; 2Ki 23:29; Isa 57:1,2

Abinadab.

1Sa 14:49

Ishui. the sons.

Ex 20:5; 2Ki 25:7

went.

1Sa 31:3-6; 2Sa 1:4-10; Am 2:14

archers. Heb. shooters with bows. hit. Heb. found. hewas.

Ge 49:23,24

Draw.

Jud 9:54

uncircumcised.

Jud 15:18; 1Sa 14:6; 17:26,36; 2Sa 1:20

abuse. or mock.

Jud 16:21,23-25

he was.

1Sa 31:4; 2Sa 1:14-16

Saul took.

5; 2Sa 1:9,10; 17:23; 1Ki 16:18; Mt 27:4,5; Ac 1:18; 16:27

Saul.

1Sa 4:10,11,18; 12:25; Ec 9:1,2; Ho 13:10,11

all his house."All his men," in Samuel; that is, all who were present with him in the battle; and his family received such a blow, that it never recovered itself again. For though Ishbosheth reigned over a part of the country, yet it was not in any splendour. This history seems to be repeated here as an introduction to that of the kingdom of David.

then they.

Le 26:31,36; De 28:33,43; Jud 6:2; 1Sa 13:6; 31:7