CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 25:1. “AND SAMUEL DIED.” Josephus says that “Samuel
governed and presided over the people alone, after the death of Eli,
twelve years, and eighteen years in conjunction with Saul, the
king.” He likewise adds, “They wept for him a very great number of
days, not... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 25:2. “MAON.” A city of Judah (Joshua 15:55), situated on
a hill now called _Tell Main_, about seven or eight miles south of
Hebron. It is now in ruins. “CARMEL.” This word literally means a
fertile region, and is applied also to the promontory on the
north-e... [ Continue Reading ]