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Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 1:23

1:23 Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not {k} divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.(k) They died both together in Gilboa. 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 1:19-27

(19) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! (20) Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. (21) Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. (22) From the... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:21

Fruits, which may be offered to the Lord. Inanimate things could not offend, nor does David curse them in earnest. But (Tirinus) nothing could more strikingly express his distress and grief, than this imprecation. It is false that those mountains have since been barren. This canton is one of the most fruitful of the country. (Brochard.) (Calmet) --- Job (iii.) speaks with the same animation, and curses his day. (Menochius) --- Of Saul, or "Saul, the shield of his people, was cast away, as,"... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:22

From. Hebrew, "without the blood of soldiers, without the fat of the valiant, the bow of Jonathan had never returned." (Kennicott) --- Fat. The entrails. It might also denote the most valiant of the soldiers, as we read of "the fat or marrow of corn" for the best, Psalm lxxx. 17. (Calmet) --- Jonathan attacked the most courageous, and laid them dead at his feet. (Haydock) --- Empty. Saul carried destruction wherever he went. Et nos tela, pater, ferrumque haud debile dextra, Spargimus &... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:23

Lovely, or united. Jonathan always behaved with due respect towards his father, though he could not enter into his unjust animosity against David. (Calmet) --- The latter passes over in silence all that Saul had done against himself, and seems wholly occupied with the thought of the valour and great achievements of the deceased. (Haydock) --- Sanchez believes that these epithets were introduced of course into funeral canticles, like Alas! my noble one, (Jeremias xxii. 18.; Menochius) as Saul... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:17-27

17-27 Kasheth, or "the bow," probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. David does not commend Saul for what he was not; and says nothing of his piety or goodness. Jonathan was a dutiful son, Saul an affectionate father, therefore dear to each other. David had reason to say, that Jonathan's love to him was wonderful. Next to the love between Christ and his people, that affection which springs form it, produces the strongest friendship. The trouble of the Lord's people, and triumphs... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 1:17-27

David's Lament v. 17. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan, his son; he composed this elegy, or song of mourning, as an expression of his deep and sincere grief over the death of the king and of his dearest friend v. 18. (also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow, he commanded that this song be practiced, learned by heart; behold, it is written in the Book of Jasher, it was a battle-song recorded in the Book of the Upright, and the bow... read more

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 1:23

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

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

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

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:19-27

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:21

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:22

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 1:23

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 1:17-27

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 1:17-27

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