went sore: 2 Samuel 1:4, Amos 2:14 archers hit him: Heb. shooters, men with bows, found him, Genesis 49:23, 1 Kings 22:34 Reciprocal: Judges 8:21 - Rise thou 1 Chronicles 10:3 - went Psalms 7:16 - General Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 64:8 - all that Proverbs 17:13 - General read more
Draw: Judges 9:54, 1 Chronicles 10:4 uncircumcised: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, 2 Samuel 1:20, Jeremiah 9:25, Jeremiah 9:26, Ezekiel 44:7-1 Samuel : abuse me: or, mock me he was sore: 2 Samuel 1:14 Saul: 2 Samuel 1:9, 2 Samuel 1:10, 2 Samuel 17:23, 1 Kings 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... read more
1 Chronicles 10:5 Reciprocal: Judges 8:21 - Rise thou Judges 9:54 - Draw thy 2 Samuel 1:10 - slew 2 Samuel 17:23 - and hanged 1 Kings 16:18 - and burnt the king's house Psalms 119:96 - I have seen Matthew 27:5 - and departed Acts 16:27 - he drew read more
1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 4:11, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:25, 1 Samuel 28:19, 1 Chronicles 10:6, Ecclesiastes 9:1, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Hosea 13:10, Hosea 13:11 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:10 - he shall descend 2 Samuel 7:9 - cut off Acts 13:22 - when read more
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.Jonathan — David's dear friend; God so ordering it for the farther exercise of David's faith and patience; and that David might depend upon God alone for his crown, and receive it solely from him, and not from Jonathan; who doubtless, had he lived, would have speedily settled the crown upon David's head. There was also a special providence of God, in... read more
1. The men of Israel fled It was probably whispered among the Israelitish troops that Saul had received a communication from Samuel, and that their defeat and their leader’s death had been foretold. This would unnerve their bravest heroes, and spread terror among all. And after his return from that midnight conference with the witch of Endor Saul himself could have had no spirit to fight. read more
2. Followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons When Saul and his sons saw the people flying they probably placed themselves in the thickest of the battle, and sought, as by the last efforts of despair, to turn the tide of the Philistines’ victory. Thus they exposed themselves to death. read more
3. Battle went sore This verse is rendered better thus: Then the battle was heavy against Saul, and the archers, men with the bow, discovered him, and he became greatly terrified because of the archers After his sons had fallen, Saul was in worse straits than ever, for now the brunt of the battle came on him. Archers מורים , shooters; explained further by the phrase men with the bow; that is, men who shot arrows with the bow. ימצאהו , found him; discovered him; singled him out; ... read more
4. His armourbearer would not He dared not stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed; the very thought of such an act filled him with fear. Saul took a sword Rather, took the sword, that is, the sword of the armourbearer just referred to. Fell upon it Thrust it through himself by falling over upon it. This account of Saul’s death is every way consistent with itself and with Saul’s character, and is to be regarded as the true and authentic record of the sacred historian... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 31:2
followed: 1 Samuel 14:22, 2 Samuel 1:6 Jonathan: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 14:1-2 Chronicles :, 1 Samuel 14:49, 1 Samuel 18:1-Numbers :, 1 Samuel 23:17, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Chronicles 9:39 Saul's sons: Exodus 20:5, 2 Kings 25:7 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:16 - Let the Lord 1 Kings 14:1 - the son 1 Chronicles 10:1 - the Philistines fought Psalms 35:8 - into Proverbs 17:13 - General read more