What does 1 Samuel 31:2 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons."
Verse 1 Samuel 31:2. _FOLLOWED HARD UPON SAUL AND UPON HIS SONS_] They, seeing the discomfiture of their troops, were determined to sell their lives as dear as possible, and therefore maintained the b...
9. THE DEATH OF SAUL CHAPTER 31 _ 1. Saul wounded in battle (1 Samuel 31:1)_ 2. Saul a suicide (1 Samuel 31:4) 3. The victorious Philistines (1 Samuel 31:7) 4. The bodies recovered and burnt (1 S...
1 SAMUEL 31. BATTLE OF GILBOA._ Cf._ p. 285, and 2 Samuel 1:6 *. 1 SAMUEL 31:1. Israel was routed, Saul's sons slain, and he himself in danger of being taken prisoner. To avoid this he fell upon his...
ABINADAB. Called Ishui (1 Samuel 14:49)....
_Saul's sons_ See 1 Samuel 14:49. There is a tragic pathos in the simplicity of the account. Cp. 1 Samuel 31:6....
AND THE PHILISTINES SLEW JONATHAN, AND ABINADAB, &C.— Ish-bosheth probably either was not in the battle, or escaped by flight. Thus the prediction of Samuel was fulfilled. But who can forbear to drop...
Saul's Last Battle, 1 Samuel 31:1-13. _Saul's Death._ 1 Samuel 31:1-6 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount G...
_AND THE PHILISTINES FOLLOWED HARD UPON SAUL AND UPON HIS SONS; AND THE PHILISTINES SLEW JONATHAN, AND ABINADAB, AND MELCHISHUA, SAUL'S SONS._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
DEFEAT OF THE ISRAELITES AT MT. GILBOA. DEATH OF SAUL 6. And all his men] LXX omits....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 31 SAUL AND HIS SONS DIE V1 The *Philistines fought against the *Israelites on the mountain of Gilboa. The *Israelites ran away and the *Phil...
AND THE PHILISTINES FOLLOWED HARD UPON SAUL AND UPON HIS SONS. — “The details of the battle are but seen in broken snatches, as in the short scene of a battle acted upon the stage, or beheld at remote...
וַ יַּדְבְּק֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶת ־שָׁא֖וּל וְ אֶת ־בָּנָ֑יו וַ יַּכּ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים אֶת ־יְהֹונָתָ֧ן וְ
CHAPTER XXXVI _ THE DEATH OF SAUL._ 1 Samuel 31:1. THE plain of Esdraelon, where the battle between Saul and the Philistines was fought, has been celebrated for many a deadly encounter, from the ver...
ONE BRAVE DEED ON A DARK DAY 1 Samuel 31:1 This defeat meant something more than a temporary reverse. It was symptomatic of national decay. Saul's reign had brought moral degeneracy to his people. T...
This closing chapter in the first Book of Samuel is draped in sackcloth and ashes. It gives the account of the end of the career of one of the most disastrous failures on record in Biblical history....
_Jonathan. Ven. Bede, &c., doubt not of his salvation. (Salien)_...
(1) В¶ Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. (2) And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon...
We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
Chapter 31 recounts the solemn death of Saul and of Jonathan also, closing, with the total discomfiture of Israel, this touching history. The whole account of Saul and his family, as raised up to with...
AND THE PHILISTINES FOLLOWED HARD UPON SAUL,.... Stuck to him, pushed him close, bore hard upon him in that part of the army where he was having a design upon his person: AND UPON HIS SONS; who were...
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. Ver. 2. _And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul._] He...
_The Philistines slew Jonathan_ David's dear friend; God so ordering it for the further exercise of David's faith and patience; and that David might depend upon God alone for his crown, and receive it...
1 Saul hauing lost his armie, and his sonnes slaine, he and his armour bearer kill themselues. 7 The Philistines possesse the forsaken townes of the Israelites. 8 They triumph ouer the dead carkeise...
DEATH OF SAUL AND HIS SONS...
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 w...
1-7 We cannot judge of the spiritual or eternal state of any by the manner of their death; for in that, there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked. Saul, when sorely wounded, and unable to...
THE PHILISTINES SLEW JONATHAN, David's dear friend; God so ordering it for the further exercise of David's faith and patience; and that David might depend upon God alone for his crown, and receive it...
1 Samuel 31:2 Philistines H6430 hard H1692 (H8686) Saul H7586 sons H1121 Philistines H6430 killed H5221 (H8686) Jonathan H3083 Abinadab H41 Malchishua H4444 Sauls H7586 sons H1121 followed - 1 Samuel...
THE DEATH OF SAUL AND JONATHAN ON MOUNT GILBOA (1 SAMUEL 31:1). It is noteworthy that in the description of the battle the emphasis is not on the defeat of Israel, even though that is briefly describ...
CONTENTS: Death of Saul and Jonathan. CHARACTERS: Saul, Jonathan, Abinadab, Melchi-shua. CONCLUSION: As men live, so will they die. Those are indeed in a deplorable condition, who, despairing of the...
1 Samuel 31:6. _And all his men;_ his body guard, brave men who would not survive the fall of their master. But in 1 Chronicles 10:6 it is said, all his house died together. They knew that the Philist...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 31:1 The army of Israel is completely defeated, Saul’s sons are killed, Saul kills himself to avoid capture, and the Philistines take over the region. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = doc...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 31:1. “IN MOUNT GILBOA.” Most likely the actual battle took place on the plain, and the Israelites sought refuge on the mountain. 1 Samuel 31:3. “SORE WOUNDED...
DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SAUL (1 Samuel 31:1.). EXPOSITION SAUL AND HIS SONS SLAIN (1 Samuel 31:1). 1 SAMUEL 31:1, 1 SAMUEL 31:2 THE PHILISTINES FOUGHT. Literally it is a participle present, "the Philis...
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and t...
1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39; 1 Samuel 13:16; 1 Samuel 13:2; 1 Samuel 14:1; 1 Samuel 14:22; 1 Samuel 14:49; 1 Samuel 18:1; 1 Samuel 23:17;...
Jonathan — David's dear friend; God so ordering it for the farther exercise of David's faith and patience; and that David might depend upon God alone for his crown, and receive it solely from him, and...