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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 31:11

11-13. the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done—Mindful of the important and timely services Saul had rendered them, they gratefully and heroically resolved not to suffer such indignities to be inflicted on the remains of the royal family. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 31:1-13

The death of Saul ch. 31The scene shifts back to Mt. Gilboa in the North and Saul. Saul’s battle with the Philistines in this chapter may have been simultaneous with David’s battle against the Amalekites in the previous one."Chapters 30 and 31 gain in poignancy and power if we regard their events as simultaneous. In the far south, David is anxious about his own and about spoil, while in the far north Saul and the Israelite army perish. . . . While David smites (hikkah) [’fought,’ 1 Samuel... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 31:7-13

The aftermath of the battle 31:7-13The other Israelite soldiers retreated when they heard that Saul and his sons had died. This left towns in the region open for Philistine seizure. Instead of driving the native inhabitants out of the land, Saul had made it possible for them to drive the Israelites out and to reestablish themselves in Galilee (cf. Joshua 1:2-9).The Philistines cut off Saul’s head, as David had earlier cut off the head of Goliath, the Philistine champion (1 Samuel 17:51). They... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 31:1-13

Defeat of the Israelites at Mt. Gilboa. Death of Saul6. And all his men] LXX omits. 7. The valley] of Jezreel. 10. The house of Ashtaroth] at Askelon: cp. 2 Samuel 1:20.Bethshan] between the Gilboa and little Hermon ranges. 11. They thus showed their gratitude for former kindness: see 1 Samuel 11.12. Burnt them] The action of the men of Jabesh was probably due to their fear that the Philistines would remove the bodies.13. Under a tree] RV ’under the tamarisk tree.’ It was evidently some... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 31:11

(11) The inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.—The memory of the splendid feat of arms of their young king Saul, when he gallantly rescued their city (1 Samuel 11:1-11) years before, when they were threatened with deadly peril by the Ammonites, was still fresh in the city of Jabesh-Gilead, and they burned to rescue the body of their hero from shame. It was singular how that first deed of splendid patriotism, done in the early fervour of his consecration, bore fruit after so many long years.“Good deeds... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Samuel 31:1-13

The Death of Israel's First King 1 Samuel 31:0 Saul's death was neither more nor less than suicide; the death of all deaths the most loathsome and despised of men: of all deaths the only one that men call cowardly. It was a great historical event, meaning much to the nation which saw its first king thus sadly fall. It was the end of Saul's kingdom: his sons and all his family, and with them, all his hopes, died with him that night on Mount Gilboa. And it is still a conspicuous moral, as well... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 31:1-13

CHAPTER XXXVITHE DEATH OF SAUL.1 Samuel 31:1-13.THE plain of Esdraelon, where the battle between Saul and the Philistines was fought, has been celebrated for many a deadly encounter, from the very earliest period of history. Monuments of Egypt lately deciphered make it very plain that long before the country was possessed by the Israelites the plain had experienced the shock of contending armies. The records of the reign of Thotmes III, who has sometimes been called the Alexander the Great of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Samuel 31:1-13

9. The Death of Saul CHAPTER 31 1. Saul wounded in battle (1 Samuel 31:1-3 ) 2. Saul a suicide (1 Samuel 31:4-6 ) 3. The victorious Philistines (1 Samuel 31:7-10 ) 4. The bodies recovered and burnt (1 Samuel 31:11-13 ) A sad ending to one of the saddest stories of the Bible. Jonathan, Abinadab and Melchi-shua, Saul’s sons, fall first. Then Saul is wounded. He asks his armour bearer to make an end of his sufferings. There is no evidence whatever of his repentance and turning unto the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Samuel 31:11

31:11 And when the inhabitants of {e} Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;(e) Whom he had delivered from their enemies, 1 Samuel 11:11. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 31:1-13

The day has come for Saul to descend into battle and die. The Philistines fight against Israel and find no resistance. We know that Saul was totally demoralized and could only expect that his armies would share the same hopeless fear. Israel fled before the enemy and the Philistines were able to slaughter them indiscriminately. In pursuing Israel (v.2) they killed three of Saul's sons (ch.14:49), as Samuel had foretold (ch.28:19). Ishbosheth was a son not mentioned before. Likely he was a... read more