2 Samuel 1:15 NKJV,NLT

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 1:1-16

The Message of the Amalekite v. 1. Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, as related in the last chapter, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, 1 Samuel 30, and David had abode two days in Ziklag, v. 2. it came even to pass on the third day that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, a man who had fought in the Israelitish army, with his clothes rent and earth upon his head, as a sign of the deepest grief; and so it was, when he came to David, that he... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

FIRST DIVISION: DAVID’S RULE OVER JUDAH ALONE TILL HE BECOMES KING OVER ALL ISRAEL2 Samuel 1:1 to 2 Samuel 5:5__________________FIRST SECTIONDavid after Saul’s Death2 Samuel 1:1-251. The News of the Death. 2 Samuel 1:1-161Now [And] it came to pass1 after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites,2 and David had abode [that David abode] two days in Ziklag [in Ziklag two days]. It came even [And it came] to pass on the third day that, behold, a man came out... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:1-16

Touch not Mine Anointed 2 Samuel 1:1-16 The scene changes from Gilboa to Ziklag, whither the tidings were carried by an Amalekite. It is remarkable to notice how David received them. Though he had spent years in the rough life of a freebooter, surrounded by coarse and hardened men, he had not lost the delicacy and refinement of his earlier days. To men like Nabal, he seemed an outlaw; but those who were admitted to the inner circle of David’s friendship knew that there was a whole heaven of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

The second Book of Samuel deals largely with the story of David, and presents the picture of the theocratic monarchy. The first movement records the progress of David to the position which God had appointed for him. While the supreme element manifest throughout this section is that of the divine progress toward accomplishment of the purpose, it is impossible to study it without being impressed with the greatness of David. Neither is it necessary to think of all the actions by which he won the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-16

The Tidings Concerning The Death Of Saul Are Brought To David (2 Samuel 1:1-16 ). The theme of the death of Saul continues with a description of how the news was brought to David. It came by means of an Amalekite sojourner who was fighting on the Israelite side and may well have been a member of Saul’s bodyguard and have seen the way in which Saul died. Certainly he appears to have come across the dead corpse of Saul on the battlefield before the Philistines got to him. Thus he was able to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

The Thorough Defeat Of Israel And The Death Of Saul (1 Samuel 31:1 -2 Samuel 1:27 ). Having initially demonstrated how God’s purposes are moving forward in David, the writer now describes the humiliating defeat and death of Saul, slain by his own hand. It is the darkness before the dawn. But the dawn is clearly in mind. For the following chapters of 2 Samuel were in his eyes simply the continuation of the story. The original writer did not end on a note of anticlimax. That thought simply... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:1-16

2 Samuel 1:1-Nehemiah : . David Receives the News of Saul’ s Death.— The account of the death of Saul told by the fugitive here is different from that in 1 Samuel 31. A common explanation is that the fugitive falsely represented himself as the slayer of Saul, in the hope of receiving a reward from David. But it is now widely held that here also we have a blending of two documents: 2 Samuel 1:1-Numbers :; 2 Samuel 1:11 f. are from the same document (J) as the bulk of 1 Samuel 25-31; 2 Samuel... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:1-16

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—2 Samuel 1:6. “The chariots and horsemen.” It has been remarked that it is extremely unlikely that chariots and horsemen, pursued the Israelites on to the mountains, and this statement has been generally regarded as a part of the falsehood of the whole story, which is throughout at variance with the account in the last chapter.2 Samuel 1:7. “Here am I,” etc. This statement also, as Kiel remarks, has about it the air of untruth, for it is extremely improbable that... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

Second Samuel, chapter one.First Samuel dealt with the reign of King Saul over Israel, and it ends with the death of Saul at the hands of the Philistines. Saul, the tragic story of a man who had many natural abilities, and many God-given opportunities; yet, his was a wasted life, and never achieving the full potential of his being. A life of failure because he failed to submit himself totally to God.As the prophet Samuel said to him, "Because you have rejected the Lord from ruling over you,"... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 1:1-27

2 Samuel 1:6 . Mount Gilboa, two miles from mount Tabor. The battle was fought near the place where Barak fought with Sisera. 2 Samuel 1:10 . The crown and the bracelet. A true mercenary soldier. He first killed, and then plundered his sovereign for a reward. Some say he was son of Doeg the Edomite, who was of Amalek’s race, but is called an Idumean, because he had lived among Esau’s race. David in one week, after being rejected by the lords of Philistia, was made king. Happy reverse of... read more