John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 31:11
And the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead ,.... Who lived on the other side Jordan, about eight miles from Bethshan, according to Fuller F16 Pisgah-Sight of Palestine, b. 2. ch. 2. p. 82. : heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul ; not only that they had got the victory over him, and routed his army, but had abused his body, and hung it up by way of reproach and ignominy; which they could not bear to hear of, remembering with gratitude the kindness he had shown to them, in... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 31:8-13
The scripture makes no mention of the souls of Saul and his sons, what became of them after they were dead (secret things belong not to us), but of their bodies only. I. How they were basely abused by the Philistines. The day after the battle, when they had recovered their fatigue, they came to strip the slain, and, among the rest, found the bodies of Saul and his three sons, 1 Sam. 31:8. Saul's armour-bearer perhaps intended to honour his master by following the example of his self-murder,... read more