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1 Samuel 31:1-4

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The Death of Saul

1 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain 2on Mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down 3Jonathan and 4Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
3 5The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
4 6Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these 7uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, 8for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword 9and fell upon it.
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1 Samuel 31:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 31

This chapter gives an account of the battle between the Philistines and the Israelites, which had been preparing for, and the issue of it; in which Saul, his three sons, and his servants, were slain, upon which his army fled, and several of his cities were taken, 1Sa 31:1-7; what the Philistines did with his body and his armour, 1Sa 31:8-10; the former of which, together with the bodies of his sons, the men of Jabeshgilead rescued, and burnt them, and buried their bones under a tree at Jabesh, expressing great sorrow and concern, 1Sa 31:11-13.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 9

  • 1. For ver. 1-13, see 1 Chronicles 10:1-12
  • 2. 1 Samuel 28:4; [2 Samuel 1:6, 21; 2 Samuel 21:12]
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 8:33
  • 4. [1 Samuel 14:49]
  • 5. [2 Samuel 1:6]
  • 6. [Judges 9:54]
  • 7. See Judges 14:3
  • 8. [2 Samuel 1:14]
  • 9. [2 Samuel 1:10]
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