1Sa 31 | 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 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

cut off.

4; 17:51,54; 1Ch 10:9,10

to publish.

Jud 16:23,24; 2Sa 1:20

they put.The Philistines placed the armour of Saul in the temple of Ashtaroth as a trophy of victory, and a testimony of their gratitude, in the same manner as David placed the sword of Goliath in the tabernacle.

21:9

Ashtaroth.

Jud 2:13

Bethshan.

Jos 17:11; Jud 1:27; 2Sa 21:12-14

Jabesh-gilead.

11:1; 2Sa 2:4

of that. or, concerning him, that which, etc.

burnt them there.

2Ch 16:14; Jer 34:5; Am 6:10

their bones.

Ge 35:8; 2Sa 2:4,5; 21:12-14

fasted seven.

Ge 50:10