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Verse 2 Samuel 1:10. _THE CROWN - AND THE BRACELET_] The crown was
probably no more than a royal _fillet_ or _diadem_, both being the
ensigns of royalty. It is sometimes customary in the _East_ for a...
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The Amalekite was one of those who came “to strip the slain” on
“the morrow” after the battle 1 Samuel 31:8, and had the luck to
find Saul and possess himself of his crown and bracelet. He probably
st...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. DAVID KING OF JUDAH AND THE EVENTS OF HIS REIGN
1. David's Lamentation for Saul and Jonathan
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The Death of Saul and Jonathan announced to David (2 Samuel...
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DAVID RECEIVES THE NEWS OF SAUL'S DEATH. The account of the death of
Saul told by the fugitive here is different from that in 1 Samuel 31.
A common explanation is that the fugitive falsely represented...
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FALLEN: i.e. upon his own sword (1 Samuel 31:4)....
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_after that he was fallen_ Not to be understood literally, of lying
prostrate, but metaphorically, of defeat and disgrace. Cp.
"I am a poor _fallen_man, unworthy now
To be thy lord and master."
Sha...
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I TOOK THE CROWN—AND THE BRACELET— This crown, probably, was one
of the diadems worn by the eastern monarchs, made of a bandage of
white linen, and which might easily be concealed under the helmet of...
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I. DAVID MADE KING OF ISRAEL, 2 Samuel 1:1 to 2 Samuel 5:25.
1. David Receives News of Saul's Death, 2 Samuel 1:1-27.
_The Amalekite's account of Said's Death._...
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THE LAMENT OF DAVID OVER SAUL AND JONATHAN
1. There is no break between the two books of Samuel; they really form
one continuous narrative. This v. is a continuation of 1 Samuel 30,
which describes D...
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For the practice of wearing signs of royalty, when going into battle,
see 1 Kings 22:30. BRACELET] In the Assyrian sculptures warriors are
often represented with such ornaments....
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF 2 SAMUEL
The book of 2 Samuel records the life of David as king. There are
several accounts of events in 2 Samuel that ar...
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SLEW HIM. — This story is inconsistent with that given in 1 Samuel
31:4, and was evidently invented by the Amalekite to gain favour with
David. At the same time, he is careful not to carry the story t...
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וָ אֶעֱמֹ֤ד עָלָיו֙ וַ אֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ
כִּ֣י יָ
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CHAPTER I.
_ DAVD'S LAMENT FOR SAUL AND JONATHAN._
2 Samuel 1:1.
DAVID had returned to Ziklag from the slaughter of the Amalekites only
two days before he heard of the death of Saul. He had returned...
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TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED
2 Samuel 1:1
The scene changes from Gilboa to Ziklag, whither the tidings were
carried by an Amalekite. It is remarkable to notice how David received
them. Though he had spent...
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The second Book of Samuel deals largely with the story of David, and
presents the picture of the theocratic monarchy. The first movement
records the progress of David to the position which God had app...
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I killed him. This story of the young Amalecite was not true, as may
easily be proved by comparing it with the last chapter of the
foregoing book. (Challoner) --- Fall. This he says, apprehending that...
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(3) And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto
him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. (4) And David said unto
him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answe...
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We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first
desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that,
although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2.
Nevertheless piety, and pious (and hence generous) sentiments, were
genuine in David. He did not pretend to feel for Saul's misfortunes,
and then sei...
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SO I STOOD UPON HIM, AND SLEW HIM,.... Pressed with all his weight
upon his body, that so the spear might pierce through him, and slay
him; thus he represents his death to be brought about:
BECAUSE I...
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_So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could
not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that [was]
upon his head, and the bracelet that [was] on his arm, and have...
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_So I stood upon him and slew him_ Saul, according to the true
history, was afraid of being slain by the uncircumcised: and how was
the matter mended by desiring to die by the hand of an Amalekite? _A...
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[DAUID HEARETH OF SAULS DEATH.]
1 The Amalekite, who brought tidings of the ouerthrow, and accused
himselfe of Sauls death, is slaine.
17 Dauid lamenteth Saul and Ionathan with a song.
1 NOW it cam...
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So I stood upon him, went closely up to him, AND SLEW HIM, BECAUSE I
WAS SURE THAT HE COULD NOT LIVE AFTER HE WAS FALLEN, he would not
survive this defeat; AND I TOOK THE CROWN THAT WAS UPON HIS HEAD...
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THE MESSAGE OF THE AMALEKITE...
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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...
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1-10 The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about
the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their
concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that he...
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I STOOD UPON HIM, AND SLEW HIM: it is most probable this was a lie,
devised to gain David's favour, as he supposed. For,
1. Saul was not killed by a spear, as he pretends, but by his sword, 1
SAMUEL...
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2 Samuel 1:10 stood H5975 (H8799) killed H4191 (H8787) sure H3045
(H8804) live H2421 (H8799) after...
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THE TIDINGS CONCERNING THE DEATH OF SAUL ARE BROUGHT TO DAVID (2
SAMUEL 1:1).
The theme of the death of Saul continues with a description of how the
news was brought to David. It came by means of an A...
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THE THOROUGH DEFEAT OF ISRAEL AND THE DEATH OF SAUL (1 SAMUEL 31:1 -2
SAMUEL 1:27).
Having initially demonstrated how God's purposes are moving forward in
David, the writer now describes the humiliati...
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STOOD
(_ See Scofield) - (1 Samuel 31:3). _...
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CONTENTS: David mourns the death of Saul and Jonathan.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, an Amalekite.
CONCLUSION: He that is deeply concerned for the honor of God cannot
rejoice in the afflic...
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2 Samuel 1:6. _Mount Gilboa,_ two miles from mount Tabor. The battle
was fought near the place where Barak fought with Sisera.
2 Samuel 1:10. _The crown and the bracelet._ A true mercenary soldier.
He...
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_A man came out of the camp._
THE MAN WHO PROFESSED TO HAVE SLAIN SAUL
On the day that Saul fell by his own hand, and before his body had
been discovered by the Philistines, an Amalekite, passing by,...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 1:1 Story of King David. Most of 2 Samuel
1:1 tells of David’s rise to kingship, first over Judah and then
over all Israel. Most of the problems D
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 1:6 SO I STOOD BESIDE HIM AND KILLED HIM
(v. 2 Samuel 1:10). The narrator in...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 1:6. “THE CHARIOTS AND HORSEMEN.” It has been remarked
that it is extremely unlikely that chariots and horsemen, pursued the
Israelites on to the mountains, a...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 1:1
NOW IT CAME TO PASS. During the last few days events had been crowding
fast upon one another. Living as fugitives at Ziklag, in the land of
the Philistines, David and his men,...
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Second Samuel, chapter one.
First Samuel dealt with the reign of King Saul over Israel, and it
ends with the death of Saul at the hands of the Philistines. Saul, the
tragic story of a man who had many...
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1 Samuel 22:18; 1 Samuel 31:4; 1 Samuel 31:5; 2 Samuel 12:30; Judges
1: