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 himself
as the slayer of Saul, in the hope of receiving a reward from David.
But it is now widely h... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID'S LAMENT OVER SAUL AND JONATHAN. This poem is almost universally
accepted as the work of David. It was included in the Book of Jashar
(Joshua 10:12 ff., p. 45), and probably borrowed from that book by the
author of one of the documents from which _Samuel_ was composed (p.
273).
Let the evil t... [ Continue Reading ]