2 Samuel 1:15 NKJV,NLT

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

The Lament of David over Saul and Jonathan1. There is no break between the two books of Samuel; they really form one continuous narrative. This v. is a continuation of 1 Samuel 30, which describes David’s successful attack upon Ziklag. He had not heard of the events narrated in 1 Samuel 31.2. With his clothes rent, etc.] In 1 Samuel 4:12, which describes the arrival of the messenger at Shiloh with tidings of the capture of the ark, these were the same indications that he was the bearer of evil... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 1:15

(15) Fall upon him.—All question of David’s authority to pronounce a capital sentence is here quite out of place. The Amalekite had just recognised him as king, and therefore acknowledged his authority. But, besides this, David and his band of 600 outlaws were accustomed to live by the sword, and to defend themselves against Philistines, Amalekites, and other foes as best they could; and here stood before them one, by his own confession, guilty of high treason. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

2 Samuel 1:18 1. The Song of the Bow. We never come to this song of the bow without being struck afresh with its beauty, its pathos, its lofty patriotism, its wholehearted grief, its tender recollection of a dead friend, and, perhaps, best of all, its generous forgetfulness of all that is bad in a dead enemy. The news has just been brought to David that his arch-enemy Saul is dead; and David, anointed by God to be Saul's successor, has been for seven years outcast. An outlaw in daily fear of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

CHAPTER I.DAVD’S LAMENT FOR SAUL AND JONATHAN.2 Samuel 1:1-27.DAVID had returned to Ziklag from the slaughter of the Amalekites only two days before he heard of the death of Saul. He had returned weary enough, we may believe, in body, though refreshed in spirit by the recovery of all that had been taken away, and by the possession of a vast store of booty besides. But in the midst of his success, it was discouraging to see nothing but ruin and confusion where the homes of himself and his people... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

Analysis and Annotations I. DAVID KING OF JUDAH AND THE EVENTS OF HIS REIGN 1. David’s Lamentation for Saul and Jonathan CHAPTER 1 1. The Death of Saul and Jonathan announced to David (2 Samuel 1:1-10 ) 2. David’s great Grief (2 Samuel 1:11-12 ) 3. The Amalekite slain (2 Samuel 1:13-16 ) 4. David’s Lamentation (2 Samuel 1:17-27 ) David heard of the death of Saul and Jonathan from the lips of the Amalekite, who also brought him the crown and the bracelet of the dead king. The story... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

Verse 1 shows us that David's slaughter of the Amalekites took place at about the same time as the Philistine defeat of Israel. David had been two days at Ziklag when a man came from the scene of this defeat with outward signs of mourning, his clothes torn and earth on his head. Coming to David, he fell down, ostensibly giving David a place of honor (v.2). David evidently sensed there was something about the man that was not genuine. He was trying to make an impression and the only impression... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

DAVID MADE KING LAMENTING THE DEAD (2 Samuel 1:0 ) Surely the harshness and gentleness of David are strangely blended in this chapter. That one should so lament an enemy and slay the man who professed to murder him surpasses ordinary thought; but David was built on a large mould. Of course the Amalekite lied to David, for the inspired record of the death of Saul in the preceding book must be regarded as correct. Observe the motive governing David: “Wast thou not afraid.., to destroy the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

2 Samuel 1:0 "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!" ( 2Sa 1:19 ). "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!" ( 2Sa 1:27 ). David's Lament Over Saul FROM what we have learned of the relations subsisting between David and Saul, we should have expected a song of triumph rather than a song of lamentation, over the death of the king. For a long time there had been no kindness in Saul in relation to David. He had pursued him malignantly,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:13-16

(13) And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. (14) And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? (15) And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. (16) And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:11-16

11-16 David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, laid so heavily upon Israel by this defeat. The man who brought the tidings, David put to death, as a murderer of his prince. David herein did not do unjustly; the Amalekite confessed the crime. If he did as he said, he deserved to die for treason; and his lying to David, if indeed it were a lie, proved, as sooner or later that sin will prove, lying against himself. Hereby David showed... read more